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.
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List of parties
Parties represented in the National Assembly
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | Assembly | ||
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Movement for Democracy Movimento para a Democracia |
MpD | Ulisses Correia e Silva | Centre to centre-right | Liberalism Christian democracy |
38 / 72 | |
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African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde |
PAICV | Janira Hopffer Almada | Centre-left to left-wing | Democratic socialism Social democracy Left-wing nationalism |
30 / 72 | |
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Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union União Caboverdiana Independente e Democrática |
UCID | António Monteiro | Centre-right to right-wing | Conservatism Christian democracy |
4 / 72 | |
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
References
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