Cabo Verde Government

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Country Name	Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
Full Country Name	Republic of Cabo Verde
Local - Long	Republica de Cabo Verde
Local - Short	Cabo Verde
Etymology- history of name	The name derives from Cap-Vert (Green Cape) on the Senegalese coast, the westernmost point of Africa and the nearest mainland to the islands
Government Type	Parliamentary republic
Capital Name	Praia
Capital - geographic coordinate	14 55 N, 23 31 W
Capital Time Difference	UTC-1 (4 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Independence	5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
National Holiday	Independence Day, 5 July (1975)
Constitution	History: previous 1981; latest effective 25 September 1992 Amendments: proposals require the support of at least four-fifths of the active National Assembly membership; amendment drafts require sponsorship of at least one-third of the active Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership; constitutional sections including those on national independence, the form of government, political pluralism, suffrage, and human rights and liberties cannot be amended; revised 1995, 1999, 2010

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Cabo Verde Government and Politics

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Executive Branch:	Chief of State: President Jorge Carlos FONSECA (since 9 September 2011) Head of Government: Prime Minister Ulisses CORREIA E. SILVA (since 22 April 2016) Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister Elections/Appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 October 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister nominated by the National Assembly and appointed by the president Election Results: Jorge Carlos FONSECA reelected president; percent of the vote - Jorge Carlos FONSECA (MPD) 74%, Albertino GRACA (independent) 23%, other 3%
Citizenship Criteria:	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
Legal System:	Civil law system of Portugal
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal
Legislative Branch:	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 20 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021) Election Results: percent of vote by party MPD 54.5%, PAICV 38.2%, UCID 7%, other 0.3%; seats by party - MPD 40, PAICV 29, UCID 3; composition - men 57, women 15, percent of women 20.8%
Judicial Branch:	Highest Court(s): Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the chief justice and at least 7 judges and is organized into civil, criminal, and administrative sections) Judge Selection and Term of Office: judge appointments - 1 by the president of the republic, 1 elected by the National Assembly, and 3 by the Superior Judicial Council (SJC), a 16-member independent body chaired by the chief justice and includes the attorney general, 8 private citizens, 2 judges, 2 prosecutors, the senior legal inspector of the Attorney General's office, and a representative of the Ministry of Justice; chief justice appointed by the president of the republic from among peers of the Supreme Court of Justice and in consultation with the SJC; judges appointed for life Subordinate Courts: appeals courts, first instance (municipal) courts; audit, military, and fiscal and customs courts
Regions or States:	22 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Porto Novo, Praia, Ribeira Brava, Ribeira Grande, Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina do Fogo, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Filipe, Sao Lourenco dos Orgaos, Sao Miguel, Sao Salvador do Mundo, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal, Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau
Political Parties and Leaders:	African Party for Independence of Cabo Verde or PAICV [Janira Hopffer ALMADA] Democratic and Independent Cabo Verdean Union or UCID [Antonio MONTEIRO] Democratic Christian Party or PDC [Manuel RODRIGUES] Democratic Renovation Party or PRD [Victor FIDALGO] Movement for Democracy or MPD [Ulisses CORREIA E SILVA] Party for Democratic Convergence or PCD [Dr. Eurico MONTEIRO] Party of Work and Solidarity or PTS [Anibal MEDINA] Social Democratic Party or PSD [Joao ALEM]
International Law Organization Participation:	Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
International Organization Participation:	ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CD, CPLP, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic Representation in the US:	Chief of Mission: Ambassador Carlos VEIGA (since 18 January 2017) Chancery: 3415 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007 Telephone: [1] (202) 965-6820 FAX: [1] (202) 965-1207 Consulate(s) General: Boston
Diplomatic Representation from US:	Chief of Mission: Ambassador Donald L. HEFLIN (since 5 February 2015) Embassy: Rua Abilio Macedo 6, Praia Mailing Address: C. P. 201, Praia Telephone: [238] 260-89-00 FAX: [238] 261-13-55

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