Rally for Democracy and Social Progress

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The Rally for Democracy and Social Progress (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social) is a political party in the Republic of the Congo, founded and led by Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya.

Tchicaya founded the RDPS on October 29, 1990 after splitting from another opposition group, the National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP).^[1]

In the parliamentary election held on June 24 and August 5, 2007, the party won 2 out of 137 seats.^[2]

[edit] References

^ Patrice Yengo, La guerre civile du Congo-Brazzaville, 1993-2002: "chacun aura sa part" (2006), KARTHALA Editions, page 62 (French).
^ For detailed results see Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2007 and "L'alliance présidentielle occupe 125 des 137 sièges parlementaires", Xinhua (Jeuneafrique.com), August 25, 2007 (French).

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