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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.
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | Assembly | ||
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 | 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 | |
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