Cape Verde votes, PM Correia e Silva seeks second term by Reuters Monday, 19 April 2021 17:04 GMT About our Humanitarian Crises coverage From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s hotspots Share: By Julio Rodrigues PRAIA, April 18 (Reuters) - Cape Verde held parliamentary elections on Sunday, with the ruling party Movement for Democracy (MpD) pitted against its main challenger, the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). A cluster of 10 volcanic islands 570 km (350 miles) off Senegal, the former Portuguese colony stands out as a pocket of relative stability in the region, having held democratic elections since 1991.