The Democratic Convergence Party is a centrist political party

Political party

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 in Cape Verde

Cape Verde

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. The PCD was formed in 1994, following a split in the Movement for Democracy

Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde)

The Movimento para a Democracia is a ideological liberal party in Cape Verde. It was in power between 1991 and 2001. MPD was created on March 14, 1990, and their first convention was held in November 1990. They won the first elections after the end of the one-party system in Cape Verde, with more...

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The PCD received 6.7% of the vote in the December 1995 parliamentary election

Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 1995

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 17 December 1995. The result was a victory for the ruling Movement for Democracy, which won 50 of the 72 seats. Voter turnout was 76.52%.-Results:...

, winning a single seat in the 72-seat National Assembly

National Assembly of Cape Verde

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In the parliamentary election

Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 2001

A parliamentary election took place in Cape Verde on 14 January 2001. This was the country's fourth legislative election since the introduction of multiparty politics in 1990.-External links:...

 held on 14 January 2001, the party was part of the Democratic Alliance for Change

Democratic Alliance for Change

The Democratic Alliance for Change is a political alliance in Cape Verde, formed by the Democratic Convergence Party, the Labour and Solidarity Party and the Democratic and Independent Cape Verdian Union....

 coalition that won 6.12% of the popular vote and two out 72 seats in the National Assembly. Jorge Carlos Fonseca

Jorge Carlos Fonseca

Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca is a Cape Verdean politician, lawyer, and university professor who has been President of Cape Verde since 2011. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1993...

, the candidate of the alliance in the February 2001 presidential election, won 3.9 % of the vote.