DRC: Unregistered political parties
Updated April 2006
Parties ordered by date of founding and alphabetically.
Note: Kabenba (2004, 6) estimated the total number of parties at 443. The following are known parties that had not yet registered by 31 March 2006 (Commission Electorale Indépendante 2006); some of these parties may no longer exist.
| Party | Leader | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| Union Fédéralist et Républicans Indépendants (UFERI) Federalist and Independent Republicans Union |
Lokambo Omokoko & Adolph Kishwe Maya, Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza Nguza Karl-I-Bond |
February 1991 |
| Union des Démocrates Indépendants (UDI) Independent Democratic Union |
Léon Kengo Wa Dondo | 1991? |
| Organisation des Progressistes de Congo (MWENDEKO) | 1997? | |
| Resistance Patriotique Zaïroise (RPZ) | Léon O Engulu Boyeka | 1998? |
| Union de la Gauche Congolaise (UGC) Congolese Left Wing Union |
Leader: Delphin Banza Hangakolwa | 1998/9 |
| Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie - National (RCD - N) Congolese Regrouping for National Democracy |
François Kalwele | 2004? |
| Alliance of Patriots | Omar Kutumisa & Loka ne Kongo | |
| Démocratie Chrétienne Fédéraliste (DCF) Federalist Christian Democracy |
Nyamuisi | |
| Parti Néo-Chrétien Démocratique, (PNCD) | ||
| Union pour la République (URD) Union for the Republic and the Democracy |
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| Union Socialiste Congolaise (USC) | Christian Badibangi |
Sources
COMMISSION ELECTORALE INDÉPENDANTE 2006 "Liste des partis politiques", [www] http://www.cei-rdc.org/parti_politique.php3 (Off-line 23 Oct 2007).
KABEMBA, C 2004, Perspectives on the Role of Key Stakeholders in the DRC's Political Transition (accessed 23 Oct 2007).
MURISON, K (ed) 2001 Africa South of the Sahara 2002, Europa Publications, 264.
MTHEMBU-SALTER, G 2002, "The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Recent History" IN Murison, K (ed), Africa South of the Sahara 2002, Europa Publications, 264.
NGOY-KANGOY, HK 2006 Parties and Political Transition in the Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF document], EISA Research Report No 20.
WIKIPEDIA UNDATED, "Political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo", [www] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Political_parties_in_the_Democratic_Republic_ of_the_Congo [opens new window] (accessed 23 Oct 2007).