title: 1996 Cape Verdean presidential election
text: # 1996 Cape Verdean presidential election
  
  Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 18 February 1996. Only one candidate, incumbent António Mascarenhas Monteiro of the Movement for Democracy, contested the election. He was re-elected with around 92.1% of the vote.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | António Mascarenhas Monteiro | Movement for Democracy | 81,821 | 92.11 |
  | Against | Against | Against | 7,012 | 7.89 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 88,833 | 100.00 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 88,833 | 97.92 |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,884 | 2.08 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,717 | 100.00 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 207,146 | 43.79 |
  | Source: Nohlen et al. |||||
  