The Union for the Nation (french: Union pour la Nation, ''UN'') is a Congolese electoral bloc formed by over 50 opposition supporters of

Jean-Pierre Bemba Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo (born 4 November 1962) is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was one of four Vice-Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, vice-presidents in the transitional government of the Democrat ...

, who was the major candidate in the 2006 presidential election and succeeding run-off against

Joseph Kabila Joseph Kabila Kabange ( , ; born 4 June 1971) is a Congolese politician who served as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between January 2001 and January 2019. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, Presi ...

and is now a member of the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

. It was originally constituted as the Group of Congolese Nationalists (french: Regroupement des Nationalistes Congolais, ''RENACO'') for Bemba's presidential candidacy. After Bemba lost the election, RENACO was re-constituted as the ''Union for the Nation'' with a more specific focus on nationalism and populism. It is a minority bloc in both the Senate (with 21 out of 108 seats) and National Assembly (with 116 out of 500 seats), only holds 1 governorship (in Équateur, Bemba's home province) and competes with the

Alliance of the Presidential Majority The Alliance of the Presidential Majority (french: Alliance pour la majorité présidentielle, AMP) is a political alliance formed by supporters of President-elect Joseph Kabila following the 2006 general elections in the Democratic Republic of t ...

, which is a majority bloc that supports Kabila.

Member parties

Movement for the Liberation of the Congo The Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (french: Mouvement de Libération du Congo, or MLC) is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Formerly a rebel group operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo that fought the govern ...

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, led by Dr. Oscar Kashala {{Democratic Republic of the Congo political parties Congolese nationalism (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Political party alliances in the Democratic Republic of the Congo