00:00Cape Verde's main opposition party has won an absolute majority in parliament following elections earlier this month, according to final
00:07results released on Friday.
00:09The African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde secured 37 out of 72 seats in the National Assembly after
00:16the May 17 vote.
00:18PAICV leader Francesco Carvalho is now set to become Prime Minister, replacing José Luis de Pina Correa e Silva, who
00:26has led the government for the past decade.
00:29The Atlantic Cachipelago nation of around 520,000 people is widely regarded as one of Africa's most stable democracies.
00:38Since the country's first free election in 1991, Cape Verde has seen peaceful transfers of power and no electoral violence.
00:47Despite its political stability, the former Portuguese colony continues to face economic and social pressures, including poverty and high youth
00:55unemployment.
00:56Attention is now turning to presidential elections due in November, when incumbent President José María Neves, backed by the PAICV,
01:04is seeking a second five-year term.
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