The Union for Progress (''Union pour le Progrès'', UP) 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 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 2 out of 137 seats.

Jean-Martin Mbemba Jean-Martin Mbemba (born 13 August 1942
at ofpa.net .) is a

, who currently serves in the government as Minister of State for the Civil Service and State Reform, has been the President of the UP since it was founded in October 1990.Mbemba CV
at ofpa.net .

References

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