List of political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
 This article is part of the series: |
|
|
|
|
Other countries · Atlas Politics portal |
This article details the various political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has seen extensive civil conflict since independence in 1960, and no free and fair election had been held there until 2006. In the absence of an effective central government, most political groups (especially those in the interior) exist solely to control territory and enforce allegiance to certain leaders instead of performing the typical party functions of electoral participation and ideological debate.
278 parties are registered with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
[edit] The parties
| Party Name | Party Leader |
| Alliance for Congo's Renewal (Alliance pour le Renouveau du Congo/ARC) | Olivier Kamitatu Etsu |
| Christian Democracy (Démocratie Chrétienne/DC) | Eugène Diomi Ndongala |
| Christian Democrats Party (Parti des Démocrates Chrétiens/PDC) | José Endundo Bononge |
| Christian Republican Party (Parti Chrétien Républicain/PCR) | Gilbert Kiakwama Kiakiziki |
| Congolese National Movement–Lumumba (Mouvement National Congolais–Lumumba/MNC–L) | François Lumumba |
| Congolese Rally for Democracy–Goma (Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie/RCD–G) | Azarias Ruberwa |
| Congolese Rally for Democracy–Kisangani-Liberation Movement (Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie–Kisangani–Mouvement de Libération/RCD–K–ML) | Antipas Mbusa Myanwisi |
| Democratic Social Christian Party (Parti Démocrate Social Chrétien/PDSC) | André Bo-Boliko Lokonga |
| Federalist Christian Democracy – Convention of Federalists for Christian Democracy (Démocratie Chrétienne Fédéraliste – Convention des Fédéralistes pour la Démocratie Chrétienne/DCF–COFEDEC) | Venant Tshipasa (Pierre Pay Pay Presidential candidate) |
| Liberal Christian Democrats Union (Union des Libéraux Démocrates Chrétiens/ULDC) | Raymond Tshibanda |
| Movement for the Liberation of Congo (Mouvement pour la Liberation du Congo/MLC) | Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo |
| National Alliance Party for Unity (Parti de l'Alliance Nationale pour l'Unité/PANU) | André-Philippe Futa |
| Parti Travailliste Congolais (PTC) | Thomas Ilenda Touzayamoko |
| People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et la Démocratie/PPRD) | Vital Kamerhe |
| Popular Movement of the Revolution/Nzuzi Faction (Mouvement Populaire de la Revolution/Fait Privé/MPR-FP) | Catherine Nzuzi wa Mbombo |
| Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social/UDPS) | Étienne Tshisekedi |
| Union for the Republic National Movement/UNIR NM (Union pour la République - Mouvement national/UNIR MN) | Boyenga Bofala |
| Unified Lumumbist Party (Parti Lumumbiste Unifié/PALU) | Antoine Gizenga |
| Union for Congo's Reconstruction (Union pour la Reconstruction du Congo/UREC) | Oscar Kashala |
[edit] Historical parties
- Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (Alliance des Forces Démocratiques pour la Liberation du Congo)
- ABAKO
- Association of Indigenous Personnel of the Colony (APIC)
- Center of African Grouping (CEREA)
- Movement for the National Congolese Progress (MPNC)
- African Solidarity Party (PSA)
- People's National Party (PNP)
- Union of Mongo (UNIMO)
[edit] See also
- Index of political parties to browse parties by name
- List of political parties to browse parties by country
- List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
- Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
