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. PCD was formed in 1994, following a split in the Movement for Democracy.[1]

In the last legislative 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 2 out of 72 seats in the National Assembly. Jorge Carlos Fonseca, the candidate of the alliance in the February 2001 presidential elections, won 3.9 % of the vote.