Africa & Middle East

Cabo Verde

Political journey

Independent from Portugal in 1975 after a liberation struggle led by Amílcar Cabral, Cabo Verde was a one-party state until 1990 and then became one of Africa’s most stable democracies, with peaceful transfers of power between its two main parties. Its economy relies on tourism, remittances and services.

Cabo Verde today

Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads Cabo Verde today

Portrait of Francisco Carvalho

Francisco Carvalho

Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, 2026 to present

Mayor of Praia who led the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde to a parliamentary majority in 2026, in one of Africa’s most stable democracies.

Francisco Carvalho sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are leaning institutional on institutions, leaning nature-first on environment and leaning tech-optimist on technology. The profile is close to the middle on war and peace and interventionism.

Full profile of Francisco Carvalho →

Political views closest to Cabo Verde’s leadership

Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…99%LabourismDraws on trade unions and working-class communities to win better wages, rights and…98%KeynesianismSupports government spending and central bank action to smooth recessions and protect…98%Civic republicanismValues citizen participation, civic virtue and freedom from domination, and often…97%

Countries with similar leadership

Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.

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Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.