The New Democratic Forces (French: ''Forces démocratiques nouvelles'') was 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 ideological or p ...

Congo-Brazzaville 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 ...

from 2007 to 2011. Seven parties,Cyr Armel Yabbat-Ngo
"Bokilo, Opimbat, Tassoua, Loumouamou et les autres se mettent ensemble et créent leur parti, les F.d.n"
, ''Le Semaine Africaine'', N° 2686, 13 April 2007, page 3 . which were formerly members of the

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(FDU),"Les Forces démocratiques nouvelles et le Parti congolais du travail signent un accord électoral"
, ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 16 May 2007 . agreed to merge to form the FDN on 27 March 2007.Roger Ngombé
"Les Forces démocratiques nouvelles se donnent deux ans de transition"
, ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 23 April 2007 . They were joined by an additional eight parties and political associations on 10 April, resulting in a total of 15: ACOSS, the URN, the UNDP, the RDPC, Parrreco, PR-Le National, the RP, the MURC, the FNDP, CASAP, the ADP, Poucouna, the PPES, the PNDC, and the PPDS. One of them—the

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(URN), led by Gabriel Bokilo—subsequently withdrew from the agreement. Like the FDU, the FDN supports 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 ...

.Jean Dany Ebouélé
"Les Forces démocratiques nouvelles dévoilent les raisons de leur création"
, ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 27 April 2007 . In the immediate aftermath of its formation, the FDN was headed by a collective of seven presidents. It then held its constitutive congress in Brazzaville on 19–21 April 2007. This congress initiated a two-year transitional process in the development of the party. The congress elected a National Council with 415 members, a National Executive Bureau with seven members, a Permanent Secretariat with 41 members, and a Control and Evaluation Commission with seven members. The National Executive Bureau was jointly headed by Léon Alfred Opimbat and Jean-Marie Tassoua, while Emile Aurélien Bongouandé was chosen as coordinator of the Permanent Secretariat. In addition to Opimba and Tassou, the party's co-presidents, four vice-presidents were chosen. On behalf of the new party, Opimbat and Tassoua signed an electoral agreement with Sassou Nguesso's

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(PCT) on 15 May 2007. In the

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held on 24 June and 5 August 2007, the party won three out of 137 seats:"Morts et ressuscités..."
, ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 10 December 2007 . Jean-Marie Tassoua in Dougou constituency (in

Likouala Region Likouala is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the northern part of the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette and Sangha, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. The region ha ...

Charlotte Opimbat Charlotte Opimbat, née Mboundza Moke Ekotikambi is a Congolese Party of Labour (PCT) politician in Congo-Brazzaville. She is the Deputy in the National Assembly for the second Poto-Poto constituency, Brazzaville Department. Life After primary s ...

in the first constituency of Poto-Poto (in Brazzaville),Roger Ngombé
"Les Forces démocratiques nouvelles présentent leurs deux députés"
, ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 1 September 2007 . and Léon Alfred Opimbat in Mbomo constituency (in Cuvette West Region). The FDN signed an agreement to join the

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(RMP) coalition on 27 March 2008. It subsequently merged itself into the

(PCT) on 19 July 2011.Parfait Wilfried Douniama
"Vie des partis : les Forces démocratiques nouvelles se fondent dans le PCT"
, ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 20 July 2011 .

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