Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde)

Movement for Democracy Movimento para a Democracia
Leader	Ulisses Correia e Silva
Founded	14 March 1990
Registered	26 November 1990
Headquarters	Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde
Ideology	Liberalism Christian democracy
Political position	Centre to centre-right
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International
National Assembly	38 / 72
Website
www.mpd.cv
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The Movement for Democracy (Portuguese: Movimento para a Democracia, MpD) is a Christian democratic and liberal party in Cape Verde. Established in 1990, it was the ruling party from 1991 to 2001 and returned to power in the 2016 parliamentary election. Its members are nicknamed "os ventoinhas" (the wind fans) in Portuguese, a reference to the party's logo.