 It declares that the government is the "organ that defines, leads, and executes the general internal and external policy of the country" and is responsible to the National Assembly.Following independence in 1975, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) established a one-party political system.This became the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) in 1980, as Cape Verde sought to distance itself from Guinea-Bissau, following unrest in that country.