List of political parties in Cape Verde
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This article lists political parties
in Cape Verde
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Cape Verde has a two-party system
, which means that there are two dominant political parties (namely, PAICV and MPD), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
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 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...
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Cape Verde has a two-party system
Two-party system
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections at every level of government and, as a result, all or nearly all elected offices are members of one of the two major parties...
, which means that there are two dominant political parties (namely, PAICV and MPD), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
The parties
- African Party for the Independence of Cape VerdeAfrican Party for the Independence of Cape VerdeThe African Party of Independence of Cape Verde is a former socialist party and presently a social-democratic political party in Cape Verde. Its members are nicknamed “os tambarinas” in Portuguese , and they identify themselves with the color yellow.-Forerunner:In 1956, its forerunner, the African...
- Democratic and Independent Cape Verdian Union ()
- Democratic Convergence PartyDemocratic Convergence Party (Cape Verde)The Democratic Convergence Party is a centrist political party in Cape Verde. The PCD was formed in 1994, following a split in the Movement for Democracy....
() - Democratic Renewal PartyDemocratic Renewal Party (Cape Verde)The Democratic Renewal Party is a centrist political party in Cape Verde.In the legislative election held on 14 January 2001, the party won 3.38% of the popular vote, but failed to gain representation in the National Assembly....
() - Labour and Solidarity PartyLabour and Solidarity PartyThe 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....
() - Movement for DemocracyMovement 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...
(, MPD) - Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party (Cape Verde)The Social Democratic Party is a political party in Cape Verde.In the legislative election held on 14 January 2001, the PSD won 0.45% of the popular vote but failed to gain representation in the National Assembly....
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Defunct alliance
- Democratic Alliance for ChangeDemocratic Alliance for ChangeThe 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....
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