Cape Verdeans head to the polls to elect their new president to replace outgoing term-limited president Jorge Carlos Fonseca. The candidates of Fonseca's right-wingMpD and the leftist PAICV are the main contenders. The election is seen as important to reopen the important tourism industry which was hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Cape Verdeans head to the polls to elect their new president to replace outgoing term-limited Jorge Carlos Fonseca. The candidates of Fonseca's right-wing MpD and the leftist PAICV are the main contenders. The election is seen as important to reopen the important tourism industry which was hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Cape Verdeans head to the polls to elect their new president to replace outgoing term-limited presidentJorge Carlos Fonseca. The candidates of Fonseca's right-wing MpD and the leftist PAICV are the main contenders. The election is seen as important to reopen the important tourism industry which was hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/KOACMJWI3NJFFEORESV3CN5CQM.jpg "Cape Verde votes for a new president to salvage tourist economy © Reuters")