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
editParties represented in the National Assembly
edit| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | Assembly | ||
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African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde |
PAICV | Francisco Carvalho | Centre-left to left-wing | 37 / 72 | ||
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Movement for Democracy Movimento para a Democracia |
MpD | Ulisses Correia e Silva | Centre to centre-right | 33 / 72 | ||
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Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union União Caboverdiana Independente e Democrática |
UCID | João Santos Luís | Centre-right to right-wing | 2 / 72 | ||
Other parties
edit- 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
edit- Democratic Alliance for Change (Aliança Democrática para a Mudança, ADM)