List of political parties in Cape Verde

This article lists political parties in Cape Verde. Cape Verde has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties (PAICV and MpD), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

List of parties Parties represented in the National Assembly PartyAbbr.FoundedLeaderPolitical positionIdeologyAssemblyAfrican Party for the Independence of Cape Verde PAICV 1981Francisco CarvalhoCentre-left to left-wingMovement for Democracy MpD 1990Ulisses Correia e SilvaCentre to centre-rightDemocratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union UCID 1981João Santos LuísCentre-right to right-wing

Other parties Democratic Convergence Party (Partido da Convergência Democrática, PCD) Democratic Renewal Party (Partido da Renovação Democrática, PRD) Labour and Solidarity Party (Partido de Trabalho e Solidariedade, PTS) Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrático, PSD)

Defunct alliance Democratic Alliance for Change (Aliança Democrática para a Mudança, ADM)

See also Lists of political parties

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