The Democratic Alliance for Change (, ADM) was a

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Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

in the early 2000s.

History

The ADM was established in the buildup to the January 2001 parliamentary elections as an alliance of the

Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union The Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union ( pt, União Caboverdiana Independente e Democrática, UCID) is a conservative political party in Cape Verde. History The party had its roots in the Democratic Union of Cape Verde (''União Demo ...

(UCID), the Democratic Convergence Party (PCD) and the

Labour and Solidarity Party The Labour and Solidarity Party ( pt, Partido de Trabalho e Solidariedade, PTS) is a social democratic political party in Cape Verde. It is based in São Vicente and led by Gilson Alves. History The party was founded by Onésimo Silveira in ...

(PTS). The alliance received 6% of the vote, winning two seats in the

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.Richard A Lobban Jr & Paul Khalil Saucier (2007) ''Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde'', Scarecrow Press, p23 In the

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a month later, ADM candidate

Jorge Carlos Fonseca Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca (; born 20 October 1950)
is a

finished third of the four candidates with 3% of the vote. The parties contested the next elections in 2006 separately, with UCID winning two seats.

References

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