# Cabo Verde Election Prep Passes Halfway Mark

> Cabo Verde election commission completes over half of presidential vote prep for Nov 15.
- Title: Cabo Verde Election Prep Passes Halfway Mark · The Rio Times
- Summary: Cabo Verde election commission completes over half of presidential vote prep for Nov 15. Cabo Verde's election commission says more than half of preparations…
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- Source: The Rio Times — https://riotimesonline.com/cabo-verde-election-prep-halfway
- Author: Amina Diarra
- Published: 2026-10-25T00:55:34+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cabo verde, election commission, presidential election, jose maria neves, joana rosa, polymarket, kalshi, news, world, politics
## Election Commission Update
Cabo Verde's National Elections Commission says more than half of preparations for the November fifteenth presidential vote are complete.
## Key Election Dates
Polls open at 4 a.m. Eastern Time and close at 2 p.m. on November fifteenth, with a possible runoff on November twenty-ninth.
## Ballot Candidates
Six candidates are on the ballot including incumbent President José Maria Neves and former Justice Minister Joana Rosa.
## Prediction Markets
Polymarket priced José Maria Neves at 83.5% to win with about $33,900 traded as of October twenty-fourth.
## Election Rules
A candidate needs more than half of valid votes to win in the first round, with a runoff for the top two if no majority is achieved.
## Campaign Timeline
The official campaign opens on Thursday, October twenty-ninth and runs through Friday, November thirteenth.
## What It Means for US Readers
The vote runs through US night and morning with polls open at 4 a.m. eastern time and closing at 2 p.m. on November fifteenth.
## What Is Not Known
No methodologically documented opinion poll with vote-intention figures has been identified by the commission.
## Election Commission Statement
CNE president Maria do Rosário Gonçalves confirmed the update on Thursday, October twenty-second.
## Key takeaway

Cabo Verde's election commission says more than half of preparations for November 15 presidential election are complete.