Cabo Verde's initial court decision admitted five candidacies before appeal

The CNE's 22 September notice described five candidacies admitted by the initial decision. A 27 September notice reports that an appeal brought the admitted count to six; this brief preserves the earlier decision.

Cabo Verde's National Electoral Commission reported on 22 September 2026 that the Constitutional Court had ruled on the admissibility of candidacies for the presidential election scheduled for 15 November. The court's order was dated 21 September.

According to the commission's notice, five candidacies were admitted, five were rejected, and one withdrawal was accepted. The notice says rejected applicants had 24 hours from notification to appeal to the full Constitutional Court.

This brief records the initial decision. In a 27 September notice, the CNE reported that the court admitted Loisito Tavares de Sousa after an appeal, bringing the admitted count to six. Neither notice is an election result or proof of a final ballot order.