{"id":34594,"date":"2026-05-15T15:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=34594"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:24:52","slug":"cape-verde-opposition-party-promises-major-reforms-ahead-of-elections","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/cape-verde-opposition-party-promises-major-reforms-ahead-of-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Verde opposition party promises major reforms ahead of elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cape Verde is preparing for parliamentary elections on May 17, with voters expected to elect 72 members of the National Assembly in a contest involving five political parties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Among the parties contesting the elections is the opposition African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), which is campaigning across all electoral constituencies under the slogan \u201cCape Verde for all\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The party\u2019s leader, Francisco Carvalho, says the PAICV wants to introduce wide-ranging state reforms focused on improving access to higher education and healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Carvalho is also proposing an economic diversification strategy aimed at reducing dependence on a single sector by strengthening tourism, agriculture, fishing and the blue economy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the opposition party\u2019s political programme, Vladmir Ferreira said the PAICV believes Cape Verde needs more inclusive economic growth and stronger social support systems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He said the party\u2019s vision is centred on creating opportunities for all citizens while improving public services and expanding the country\u2019s economic base.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":34595,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-34594","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Cape Verde is preparing for parliamentary elections on May 17","published_date":"2026-05-15 15:21:42","news_description":"Cape Verde is preparing for parliamentary elections on May 17","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/34594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/34594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34596,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/34594\/revisions\/34596"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=34594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}