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

Union for Democracy and Social Progress
Union for Democracy and Social Progress
Chairperson	Félix Tshisekedi
Founded	15 February 1982; (39 years ago)
Headquarters	546 Zinnias Limeté, Kinshasa, 20003
Ideology	Progressivism; Social democracy; Factions:; Democratic socialism; Social liberalism
Political position	Centre-left
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance; Socialist International;
Seats in the National Assembly	32 / 500
Seats in the Senate	0 / 108
Website
	www.udps.be
	Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Political parties; Elections;

The Union for Democracy and Social Progress (French: Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social; UDPS) is one of the major contemporary political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) together with the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo.^[1] 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, then-leader of the party, ran for president in the 2011 general election.^[2] The incumbent party leader is Félix Tshisekedi, son of Étienne, who is the president of the DRC. Various members of the party, including Étienne Tshisekedi, have also served as prime minister.^[3]

Election history[]

Presidential[]

Election year	Candidate	First Round		Second Round
Election year	Candidate	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of overall votes	% of overall vote
2011	Étienne Tshisekedi	5,864,775	32.33% (#2)
2018	Félix Tshisekedi	7,051,013	38.57% (#1)

Senate[]

Year	Vote percent	Seats won
2019		0 / 108

National Assembly[]

Year	Vote percent	Seats won
2011	32.33	41 / 500
2018		32 / 500

References[]

^ 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 26 August 2018.
^ "The Congolese Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) - Democratic Republic of Congo". Democratic Republic of Congo. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
^ Ross, Aaron. "In Congo, Tshisekedi's death undermines chances of 2017 transition". U.S. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

External links[]

Official website

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[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 26 August 2018.

[2] "The Congolese Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) - Democratic Republic of Congo". Democratic Republic of Congo. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[3] Ross, Aaron. "In Congo, Tshisekedi's death undermines chances of 2017 transition". U.S. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

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