List of political parties in Cape Verde
# 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.

## List of parties

### Parties represented in the National Assembly

| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | Assembly |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Movement for Democracy Movimento para a Democracia | MpD | Ulisses Correia e Silva | Centre to centre-right | Liberalism Christian democracy | 38 / 72 |
| 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 |
| 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)
