Cape Verdeans are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect the country's next president. Incumbent President José Maria Neves, favoured to win a second term in office, comes up against five contenders, including Joana Rosa Amado, Cape Verde's first ever female candidate. Voting starts at 8 am and polls will remain open for 10 hours. Provisional results are expected to come in overnight. If no candidate secures an absolute majority, there will be a second round on 29 November. Amado, a 61-year-old lawyer backed by the opposition Movement for Democracy (MpD), is running under the slogan "Listen to Cabo Verde," which she says "does not mean promising everything, but rather, knowing the real concerns and expectations of the population.
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