▁in ▁the ▁next ▁year ' s ▁election ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Ne ves . ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁election ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁president ial ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁PA IC V ▁candidate ▁Pedro ▁P ires , ▁who ▁won ▁ 4 6 . 5 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁narrow ly ▁defeated ▁the ▁M p D ' s ▁Carlos ▁Ve iga ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁only ▁ 1 2 ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁run - off . ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁election ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁PA IC V ▁won ▁ 5 2 . 2 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁and ▁ 4 1 ▁out ▁of ▁ 7 2 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁president ial ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Pedro ▁P ires ▁again ▁narrow ly ▁defeated ▁Carlos ▁Ve iga , ▁winning ▁ 5 0 . 9 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁election ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁PA IC V ▁led ▁by ▁Jose ▁Maria ▁Ne ves ▁won ▁ 5 2 . 6 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁and ▁ 3 8 ▁out ▁of ▁ 7 2 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁In ▁the