ocr: Cape Verde experiencedapeacefal transition to multiparty politics in 1991, when elections brought the MPD to power. Although there had previously been - a decade of single-party rule under the PAICV,it hadin fact operateda. liberal system in which opposition and dissent were tolerated. The large number of Cape Verdeans living abroad, who had remained in contact with the islands, helped to smooth the process as democracy was already widely understoodand tavored. The main issue for the government now, apart from preserving the present political consensus, is that of economic survival, particular ...
