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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 ...

(Brazzaville) is a one-party dominant state with the

Congolese Labour Party The Congolese Party of Labour (french: Parti congolais du travail, PCT) is the ruling party of the Republic of the Congo. Founded in 1969 by Marien Ngouabi, it was originally a pro-Soviet, Marxist–Leninist vanguard party which founded the Pe ...

in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

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Parliamentary parties with more than one seat

Other parties

Citizen Rally The Citizen Rally (french: Rassemblement citoyen) is a political party in the Republic of the Congo. The party was founded in March 1998 and its President is Claude Alphonse Nsilou, who has served in the government since 2002. In the parliamenta ...

(''Rassemblement Citoyen'', RC) *

Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development The Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (french: Mouvement congolais pour la démocratie et le développement intégral; MCDDI) is a liberal political party in the Republic of the Congo, led by Bernard Kolélas until his de ...

(''Mouvement congolais pour la démocratie et le développement intégral'', MCDDI) *

Convention for Democracy and Salvation Convention may refer to: * Convention (norm), a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or conduct ** Treaty, an agreement in international law * Convention (meeting), meeting of a (usually large) group of individuals and/or companies in a ...

(''Convention pour la Démocratie et le Salut'', CDS) * Life Party (''Parti la Vie'') * Movement for Democracy and Progress (''Mouvement pour la démocratie et le progrès'', MDP) *

Movement for Solidarity and Development The Movement for Solidarity and Development (french: Mouvement pour la solidarité et le développement, MSD) is a political party in the Republic of the Congo. The MSD is led by Serge Blanchard Oba, who was Administrator-General of the Congo Te ...

(''Mouvement pour la solidarité et le développement'', MSD) *

New Democratic Forces The New Democratic Forces (French: ''Forces démocratiques nouvelles'') was a political party in Congo-Brazzaville from 2007 to 2011. Seven parties,Cyr Armel Yabbat-Ngo"Bokilo, Opimbat, Tassoua, Loumouamou et les autres se mettent ensemble et cr� ...

(''Forces démocratiques nouvelles'', FDN) * Patriotic Front (''Front Patriotique'', FP) *

Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress The Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress (''Union Patriotique pour la Démocratie et le Progrès'', UPDP) is a political party in the Republic of the Congo. It is led by Auguste-Célestin Gongarad Nkoua In opposition to President Pascal L ...

(''Union Patriotique pour la Démocratie et le Progrès'', UPDP) *

Rally for Democracy and Development The Rally for Democracy and Development (''Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Développement''; RDD) is a political party in the Republic of the Congo. It has been one of the main participants in a coalition known as the African Socialist Move ...

(''Rassemblement pour la démocratie et le développement'', RDD) * Union for Democracy and Republic (''Union pour la Démocratie et la République-Mwinda'', UDR-Mwinda) * Union of Democratic Forces (''Union des Forces Démocratiques'', UFD) * Union for Democratic Renewal (''Union pour la Renouveau Démocratique'', URD) * Union for a People's Movement (''Union pour un mouvement populaire'', UMP) * Union for Progress (''Union pour le Progrès'', UPP) * Union for the Republic (''Union pour la République'', UPR) * United Democratic Forces (''Forces Démocratiques Unies'', FDU) *

Take Action for Congo Take Action for Congo (''AGIR pour le Congo'') is a political party in the Republic of the Congo. In June 2007, four groups—the Alliance for Citizenship, Democracy and the Republic (led by Godfrey Mavoungou), the Study Circle of Nguimbi's ...

(''AGIR pour le Congo'', AGIR) * Youth in Movement (''Jeunesse en Mouvement'') {{Africa in topic, List of political parties in

Congo, Republic of the 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 ...

Political parties 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 ...