the one-party state was abolished 28 september 1990, and the first multi-party elections were held in january 1991. the mpd won a majority of the seats in the national assembly, and mpd presidential candidate antónio mascarenhas monteiro defeated the paicv's candidate with 73.5% of the votes. legislative elections in december 1995 increased the mpd majority in the national assembly. the party won 50 of the national assembly's 72 seats.