Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
64/100
Toronto Star's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
6
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Cape Verde could elect its first woman president Sunday as former Justice Minister Joana Rosa challenges incumbent José Maria Neves, who is seeking a second term.
uncertain
who → elect → term
Six candidates are competing, with a runoff scheduled for Nov. 29 if no candidate receives more than half the votes.
asserted
candidate → compete → votes
Rosa, backed by the opposition Movement for Democracy, is the first woman to run for president since independence from Portugal in 1975.
asserted
Rosa → back → 1975
Women have held senior cabinet posts, but Cape Verde has never had a female prime minister or president.
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Verde → hold → minister
In Cape Verde’s parliamentary system, the prime minister directs government policy and holds most executive authority.
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minister → direct → authority
The president’s role is largely symbolic, although the directly elected head of state can veto legislation.
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head → elect → legislation
The Atlantic island nation off West Africa, home to about half a million people, has a record of peaceful transfers of power and competitive elections in a region where that is rare.
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that → have → region
Nearly 77,000 Cape Verdeans abroad are registered to vote, almost a fifth of the total electorate.
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Verdeans → register → electorate
Many voters feel distant from their leaders and want a president who understands their daily difficulties, while limited economic prospects were driving young people to seek opportunities abroad, said Roselma Évora, a professor of political science and gender studies at the University of Cabo Verde.
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Évora → feel → Verde
Neves, who won in 2021 with about 52% of the vote, has pledged to build cross-party support to improve housing, healthcare and education, create jobs and raise wages.
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who → win → wages
Incumbency gives Neves greater visibility, including among overseas voters, Évora said.
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Évora → give → voters
Rosa’s candidacy challenges traditional expectations of women’s roles in a society that remains “very patriarchal,” Évora said.
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Évora → challenge → society
Rosa has centered her campaign on maintaining a balance of power, arguing that the country needs a counterweight to the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde, which backs Neves and controls the government and most municipalities.
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which → center → government
Known as PAICV, the party won a parliamentary majority in May, ending a decade of government led by the Movement for Democracy.
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party → know → Democracy
A Rosa victory would again put the presidency and government in rival political camps.
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victory → put → camps
Rosário Luz, a Cape Verde-based writer, said party loyalties mattered more than Rosa’s gender.
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loyalties → base → gender
“We have a lot of women in politics, but we don’t have the policies for women that we should have,” she said.
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she → have → that
Women carry much of the financial responsibility for their households in Cape Verde, but government policies have failed to address that burden, Luz said.
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Luz → carry → burden
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