African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
President Jorge Carlos Fonseca has led the country since 2011 Cape Verde presidential election and he was re-elected in 2016 election. He is supported by the Movement for Democracy Party. MpD also won in 2016 parliamentary elections, taking back parliamentary majority after 15 year-rule of African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). In April 2021, the ruling center-right Movement for Democracy (MpD) of Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, won the parliamentary election.