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Take Action for Congo (''AGIR pour le Congo'') 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 ...
. In June 2007, four groups—the Alliance for Citizenship, Democracy and the Republic (led by Godfrey Mavoungou), the Study Circle of Nguimbi's Friends (led by Jean-Albert Nguimbi), the Moms for Peace in Kouilou (led by Alphonsine Ibehao), and the Mossendjo Development Association (led by Joseph Lolo)—agreed to merge with Take Action for Congo. 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 three out of 137 seats.For detailed results see
Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2007 Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 24 June 2007, with a second round initially planned for 22 July 2007, but then postponed to 5 August 2007. According to the National Commission of the Organization of the Elections ...
an
"L'alliance présidentielle occupe 125 des 137 sièges parlementaires"
Xinhua (Jeuneafrique.com), August 25, 2007 .


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