The National Assembly is the lower house and main legislative political body of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of the two legislative bodies along with the Senate. T
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The Union for Democracy and Social Progress is a major political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Founded in 1982, amid the one-party rule of Mobutu Sese Seko and his Popular Movement of
National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
…Lower house (1960–1967) History Founded 1960 Leadership President Aimé Boji, UNC since 14 November 2025 1st Vice President Jean-Claude Tshilumbayi, UDSP since 24 May 2024 2nd Vice President Christophe Mboso, AACRD since 24 May 2024 Structure Seats 500 Political groups UDSP/TSHISEKEDI (70) AFDC-A (35…
Left to right: parliamentarians Mpinga Makanda, Étienne Tshisekedi, Joseph Ngalula, and Isidore Kanana Tshiongo a Minanga, detained by Mobutu
First meeting of the Union Sacrée de l'Opposition Radicale at the Stade du 20 Mai (Stade Tata Raphaël) in Kinshasa. Étienne Tshisekedi speaks from a microphone on the right. At the first chair in the front row is Marcel Lihau; to his left is Vincent Mbwakiem.