Labour and Solidarity Party

{{Infobox political party

| name = Labour and Solidarity Party

| native_name = Partido de Trabalho e Solidariedade

| logo = PTS Cape Verde logo.svg

| logo_size = 100px

| colorcode = {{party color|Labour and Solidarity Party}}

| president = Claudio Sousa

| foundation = November 1998

| registered = 10 November 2000

| ideology = Social democracy

| position = Centre-left

| website = [https://www.facebook.com/ptscaboverde/ facebook.com/ptscaboverde/]

| country = Cape Verde

| founder = Onesimo Silveira

| native_name_lang = Portuguese

}}

The Labour and Solidarity Party ({{langx|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 November 1998.{{Cite book|last=Sellström|first=Tor|url=http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-204|title=Sweden and national liberation in Southern Africa: Vol. 2, Solidarity and assistance 1970-1994|publisher=Nordiska Afrikainstitutet|year=2002|isbn=91-7106-430-3|location=Uppsala|pages=63|oclc=41157147}} In the buildup to the January 2001 parliamentary elections the party joined the Democratic Alliance for Change (ADM), a coalition including the Democratic and Independent Cape Verdean Union (UCID) and the Democratic Convergence Party (PCD). The alliance received 6% of the vote, winning two seats in the National Assembly.Richard A Lobban Jr & Paul Khalil Saucier (2007) Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde, Scarecrow Press, p230 In the presidential elections a month later, ADM candidate Jorge Carlos Fonseca finished third of the four candidates with 3% of the vote.

In the 2004 local elections, the party received 11% of the vote in São Vicente; it won one seat on the Municipal Council and two seats in the Municipal Assembly.[http://africanelections.tripod.com/cv_2004local.html 21 March 2004 Local Elections in Cape Verde] African Elections Database The PTS did not contest the 2006 parliamentary elections, but ran in the 2011 elections. It received only 1,040 votes (0.5%), failing to win a seat.