Jorge Carlos Fonseca wins Cape Verde presidential poll

Opposition candidate Jorge Carlos Fonseca has won Cape Verde's presidential elections, beating his ruling party rival, Manuel Inocencio Sousa.

Fonseca secured nearly 55 percent of the vote in run-off elections on Sunday, compared with Sousa's 45 percent.

The two leaders contested the poll after President Pedro Pires stepped down at the end of his two terms.

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