The Union for the Republic (''Union pour la République'', UR) 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 ...

. It was founded on March 15, 1995, under the leadership of

Benjamin Bounkoulou Benjamin Bounkoulou (born 25 September 1942"Bounkoulou Benjamin", ''Congo Brazzaville: Les Hommes de Pouvoir'', number 1Africa Intelligence 29 October 2002 .) is a Congolese politician who served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister ...

. The UR was established by members of parliament who left the ruling

Pan-African Union for Social Democracy The Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (french: Union panafricaine pour la démocratie sociale, UPADS) is a political party in the Republic of the Congo headed by Pascal Lissouba, who was President from 1992 to 1997. It has been the country' ...

(UPADS) and another party in January 1995, complaining of government favoritism towards people from

Niari Region Niari (can also be written as ''Niadi'') is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the western part of the country. It borders the departments of Bouenza, Kouilou, and Lékoumou, and internationally, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of th ...

and Lékoumou Region at the expense of

Bouenza Region Bouenza (can also be written as ''Buenza'') is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the southern part of the country. It borders the departments of Lékoumou, Niari, and Pool, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...

, from which these members of parliament originated. The UR is part of the presidential majority supporting 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 ...

."Michel Bidimbou Pouela, secrétaire général de l'Union pour la République : «J'invite les militants à se mobiliser pour prendre en main les destinées de notre grand parti, car le salut est à ce prix.»"
''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', December 27, 2006 .

Michel Bidimbou Michel Bidimbou Pouela is a Congolese politician who has served as a Deputy in the National Assembly of Congo-Brazzaville since 2007. Political career Bidimbou was elected as Secretary-General of the Union for the Republic (UR), a small pro-gov ...

was elected as the UR's Secretary-General in late 2006. 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 1 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, August 25, 2007 .

References

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