Close Race in Cape Verde

In another close presidential race held on February 12, the small African nation of Cape Verde ended with President Pedro Pires winning re-election by a vote of 50.1% to 49% for his opponent, Carlos Veiga. Mr. Pires had a close race with Mr. Veiga in 2001 as well, defeating him by a mere 12 votes. This time the margin is about 3,000 votes, so it's likely the results will stand. Mr. Pires is a member of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde, a social-democratic political party. As in many Third World countries across the globe, the two issues that stood out in the election were economic development and poverty.

I know some of you must have never even heard of Cape Verde and so you're probably wondering why I'm posting its election results, but in my blog, the elections of every democratic country will be included. Besides, you never know, you could be playing for major money on a quiz show someday and if the question, "Who is the president of Cape Verde?" pops up, then you can answer, "Pedro Pires!"