Democratic Renewal Party (Cape Verde)

The Democratic Renewal Party (Portuguese: Partido da Renovação Democrática, PRD) was a centrist political party in Cape Verde.

History

The PRD was established in 2000 by Jacinto Santos, a former member of the Movement for Democracy, who had served as mayor of Praia.^[1] The party received 3.4% of the vote in the 2001 elections, but failed to win a seat in the National Assembly. Its vote share subsequently fell to 0.7% in the 2006 parliamentary elections.

References

↑ Richard A Lobban Jr & Paul Khalil Saucier (2007) Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde, Scarecrow Press, p181

Political parties in Cape Verde

Parliamentary	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (38) Movement for Democracy (32) Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union (2)

Extra-parliamentary	Labour and Solidarity Party Modernize São Vicente Movement Social Democratic Party

Inactive	Democratic Convergence Party Democratic Renewal Party

Portal:Politics List of political parties Politics of Cape Verde

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