Democratic Convergence Party (Cape Verde)
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The Democratic Convergence Party (Portuguese: Partido da Convergência Democrática) is a centrist political party in Cape Verde. The PCD was formed in 1994, following a split in the Movement for Democracy.[1]
The PCD received 6.7% of the vote in the December 1995 parliamentary election, winning a single seat in the 72-seat National Assembly.[1]
In the parliamentary election held on 14 January 2001, the party was part of the Democratic Alliance for Change coalition that won 6.12% of the popular vote and two out 72 seats in the National Assembly. Jorge Carlos Fonseca, the candidate of the alliance in the February 2001 presidential election, won 3.9 % of the vote.
References
- ^ a b Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 113.
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