The Movement for Democracy and Progress (French: ''Mouvement pour la démocratie et le progrès'', MDP) is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

in the

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

, led by

Jean-Claude Ibovi Jean-Claude Ibovi is a Republic of the Congo, Congolese politician who has served as a Deputy in the National Assembly of the Republic of the Congo, National Assembly of Congo-Brazzaville since 2007. He is President of the Movement for Democracy and ...

. In the

parliamentary election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

held on June 24 and August 5, 2007, the party won one out of 137 seats. It supports the government of President

Denis Sassou Nguesso Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 23 November 1943) is a Congolese politician and former military officer. He became president of the Republic of the Congo in 1997. He served a previous term as president from 1979 to 1992. During his first period as p ...

. Originally an organization called the National Convention for the Defense and Promotion of Denis Sassou Nguesso's Ideas (CNDPID), it was subsequently transformed into a new political party, the Movement for Democracy and Progress (MDP), which was officially launched on 18 February 2007 under Ibovi's leadership. Ibovi was the only MDP candidate to obtain a seat in the National Assembly in the 2007 election.Séraphin Mabanza, ''Le Congo à l'ère de la Nouvelle Espérance: Réalités et perspectives'' (2009), L'Harmattan, page 167 .

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{{RCongo-party-stub Political parties in the Republic of the Congo