Politics of Cape Verde

Politics of Cape Verde takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic,^[1] whereby the Prime Minister of Cape Verde is the head of government and the President of the Republic of Cape Verde is the head of state, and of a multi-party system.^[2]^[3] Executive power is exercised by the president and the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The constitution, first approved in 1980 and substantially revised in 1992, forms the basis of government organization. It declares that the government is the "organ that defines, leads, and executes the general internal and external policy of the country" and is responsible to the National Assembly.^[4]

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^ "Constituição da República de Cabo Verde" (PDF) (in Portuguese). 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
^ "Constitution of Cape Verde" (PDF). 1992. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^ "Cape Verde 1980 (rev. 1992)". Constitute. Retrieved 22 April 2015.