Labour and Solidarity Party
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The Labour and Solidarity Party is a political party
in São Vicente
, Cape Verde
. The party is led by Aníbal Medina.
The party was founded by Onésimo Silveira
in November 1998.
In the 2001 legislative election
, the party was part of the Democratic Alliance for Change
coalition that won 6.12% of the popular vote and 2 out of 72 seats in the National Assembly
. Jorge Carlos Fonseca
, the candidate of the alliance in the February 2001 presidential elections, won 3.9 % of the vote.
At the last municipal elections in 2004, PTS got 2,472 votes (11.30%) in the election to the municipal council of São Vicente. It got one out of nine seats. In the elections to the municipal assembly it got 2,367 votes (10.82%) and two out of 21 seats. In the municipal assembly the party is represented by Isaías R. Rodrigues (fraction leader) and Arlindo Porfírio S. Fonseca.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in São Vicente
São Vicente, Cape Verde
São Vicente , also Son Visent or Son Sent in Cape Verdean Creole, is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão.- Geography :The island is roughly rectangular in shape...
, Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
. The party is led by Aníbal Medina.
The party was founded by Onésimo Silveira
Onésimo Silveira
-Biography:As a young poet, Silveira was one of the most prominent critiques of the literary elite in Cape Verde. Silveira was associated with the views o f the Claridade group, and argued in favour of an African cultural identity of the islands....
in November 1998.
In the 2001 legislative election
Elections in Cape Verde
Elections in Cape Verde gives information on election and election results in Cape Verde. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office...
, 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 2 out of 72 seats in the National Assembly
National Assembly of Cape Verde
The unicameral National Assembly is the legislative body of the Republic of Cape Verde.- National People's Assembly :The country's first legislative election took place in June 1975...
. 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 elections, won 3.9 % of the vote.
At the last municipal elections in 2004, PTS got 2,472 votes (11.30%) in the election to the municipal council of São Vicente. It got one out of nine seats. In the elections to the municipal assembly it got 2,367 votes (10.82%) and two out of 21 seats. In the municipal assembly the party is represented by Isaías R. Rodrigues (fraction leader) and Arlindo Porfírio S. Fonseca.