This article details the various political parties in ''the Democratic Republic of the Congo''.
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 ...
has seen extensive civil conflict since independence in 1960, and no free and fair election had been held there until 2006. In the absence of an effective central government, most
political groups (especially those in the interior) exist solely to control territory and enforce allegiance to certain leaders instead of performing the typical party functions of electoral participation and ideological debate.
602 parties are registered with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The parties
Historical parties
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Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo
The Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (ADFLC; french: Alliance des Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Congo-Zaïre; AFDL) was a coalition of Rwandan, Ugandan, Burundian, and Congolese dissidents, disgruntl ...
(''Alliance des Forces Démocratiques pour la Liberation du Congo'')
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ABAKO
* Association of Indigenous Personnel of the Colony (APIC)
* Center of African Grouping (CEREA)
* Movement for the National Congolese Progress (MPNC)
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African Solidarity Party (PSA)
* People's National Party (PNP)
* Union of Mongo (UNIMO)
References
See also
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Lists of political parties
Lists of political parties include:
* List of agrarian parties
* List of banned political parties
* List of centrist political parties
* List of communitarian political parties
* List of fictional political parties
* List of frivolous poli ...
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