00:00The president of Cape Verde, Jose Maria Neves, says he'll run for a second five-year term in
00:06the country's November elections. Making the announcement on Monday, Neves said he wants
00:12to continue to champion the causes he's pursued, which cannot be circumscribed to one election
00:18cycle. The 66-year-old served as prime minister from 2001 to 2016. Now that he's declared his
00:27candidacy, the head of the National Assembly will serve as interim president for the next
00:33two months. Neves joins eight others who've already announced their intention to stand in
00:39the November 15th poll. Candidates need to file their documents with the Constitutional Court
00:45by Wednesday. The president can't belong to a political party, but parties can support a
00:51candidate. Neves indicated he would seek the support of the African party for the independence
00:58of Cape Verde, which he used to lead. An archipelago of some half a million inhabitants, Cape Verde
01:05is seen as a model African democracy, but it faces significant social challenges, including
01:11poverty and youth unemployment.
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