Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Union for Democracy and Social Progress
Chairperson Félix Tshisekedi
Founded 15 February 1982
Headquarters 546 Zinnias Limeté,
Kinshasa, 20003
Ideology Social liberalism
Social democracy
Progressivism
Political position Centre-left
Regional affiliation Democrat Union of Africa
International affiliation Progressive Alliance,
Socialist International (observer)
Colours Yellow, Red, Blue
Seats in the National Assembly
41 / 500
Seats in the Senate
0 / 108
Website
udps.org
Founding members of the party from left to right: Frédéric Kibassa Maliba, Étienne Tshisekedi, Vincent Mbwakiem, and Marcel Lihau

The Union for Democracy and Social Progress (French: Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social) is one of the major contemporary political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo along with MLC. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous operation in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The party contains the most registered members of any political organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2008, with 45 million members. Polls taken over the last decade indicate that roughly 75% of Congolese population self identify as members of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress.[1]

Union for Democracy and Social Progress boycotted the polls of the General Election held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2006, Complaining of fraud. Étienne Tshisekedi, then leader of the party, ran for president in the 2011 General Election.[2] The current leader of the party is Félix Tshisekedi. The UDPS is an observer member of the International Democrat Union's African branch. Various members of the party, including Tshisekedi, have also served as Prime Minister.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Democratic Republic of the Congo: Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), including its status, its relationship to the government in power, and the treatment of its members by the authorities and security forces". Refworld. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  2. ↑ "The Congolese Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) - Democratic Republic of Congo". Democratic Republic of Congo. 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  3. ↑ Ross, Aaron. "In Congo, Tshisekedi's death undermines chances of 2017 transition". U.S. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
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