The Union for Democracy and Social Progress (french: Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social, link=no; UDPS) is one of the major contemporary political parties in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

(DRC) together with the

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 gove ...

. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous operation in the DRC. The UDPS has boycotted the 2006 general election results, complaining of fraud.

Étienne Tshisekedi Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba (14 December 1932 – 1 February 2017) was a Congolese politician and the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), the main opposing political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ...

, then-leader of the party, ran for president in the 2011 general election. The incumbent party leader is

Félix Tshisekedi Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo (; born 13 June 1963) is a Congolese politician who has been the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 24 January 2019. He is the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) ...

, son of Étienne, who is the president of the DRC. Various members of the party, including Étienne Tshisekedi, have also served as prime minister.

Election history

Presidential

Senate

National Assembly

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* 1982 establishments in Zaire Observer parties of the Socialist International Political parties established in 1982 Political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Progressive Alliance Social democratic parties in Africa Socialism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DRCongo-party-stub