Social Democratic Party (Cape Verde)

The PSD was established by João Alem in 1992 as a split from the Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union (UCID).^[1] In the 1995 parliamentary elections it received only 1,030 votes (0.7%), failing to win a seat.^{[2][better source needed]}

The 2001 elections saw the party receive just 620 votes (0.5%). Its vote share fell to 0.4% in the 2006 elections and 0.2% in the 2011 elections.^{[2][better source needed]}