African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
President Jorge Carlos Fonseca has led the country since 2011 Cape Verdean presidential election and he was re-elected in 2016 election. He is supported by the Movement for Democracy Party. MpD won the 2016 parliamentary elections, taking back parliamentary majority after 15 year-rule of African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). After the elections the leader of MpD Ulisses Correia e Silva has been the Prime Minister of Cape Verde since April 2016.