Joana Rosa

She was Minister of Justice from 2021 to 2026, a deputy since 2006 and the MpD's parliamentary leader from 2020. She is a candidate for President of Cape Verde in the 15 November 2026 election, admitted by the Constitutional Court on 21 September 2026.

Career

Wikipedia says Rosa worked as a lawyer and legal adviser before politics. She directed the agriculture minister's cabinet in 1994 and 1995 and in 1995 was the first woman to run for mayor in Cape Verde. She later served two terms as president of São Vicente island. She has sat in parliament as a deputy since 2006, and in 2020 was elected leader of the MpD parliamentary group with 28 of 34 votes cast. From May 2021 she was Minister of Justice under Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, a post listed as running to June 2026.

Positions

Inforpress reported that she confirmed her candidacy on 24 June 2026, saying citizens' appeals had prompted a long period of reflection. She described the presidency as a balancer of the system and a democratic arbiter who ensures institutions work and stays in touch with Cape Verdeans at home and abroad. The report gives no further policy positions. Her party, the MpD, is described by Wikipedia as a centre to centre-right, liberal and Christian democratic party.

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