Conventional long form: Republic of Cabo Verde
Conventional short form: Cabo Verde
Local long form: Republica de Cabo Verde
Local short form: Cabo Verde
Etymology: the name derives from Cap-Vert (Green Cape) on the Senegalese coast, the westernmost point of Africa and the nearest mainland to the islands
Citizenship by birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Cabo Verde
Dual citizenship recognized: yes
Residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Chief of state: President Jorge Carlos FONSECA (since 9 September 2011)
Head of government: Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira NEVES (since 1 February 2001)
Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Elections:
Election results: percent of vote in second round - Jorge Carlos FONSECA (MPD) 53.4%, Manuel Inocencio SOUSA (PAICV) 46.6%
Description: unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (72 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)
Elections: last held on 6 February 2011 (next to be held by 2016)
Election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PAICV 38, MPD 32, UCID 2
Highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the chief justice and at least 5 judges)
Judge selection and term of office: judges appointments - 1 by the president of the republic, 1 elected by the National Assembly, and the remainder by the Supreme Council of Magistrates, a 9-member independent body presided over by the chief justice and includes the high judicial inspector, 2 presidential appointees, 3 elected by the National Assembly, and 2 by their court peers; chief justice appointed by the president of the republic from among peers of the Supreme Court and in consultation with the Supreme Council of Magistrates; judge tenure NA
Subordinate courts: first instance (municipal) courts; audit, military, and fiscal and customs courts
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Note: adopted 1996
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