Political party in the Republic of the Congo
The Union for the Republic (Union pour la République , UR) is a political party in the Republic of the Congo . It was founded on March 15, 1995, under the leadership of Benjamin Bounkoulou .
The UR was established by members of parliament who left the ruling Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS) and another party in January 1995, complaining of government favoritism towards people from Niari Region and Lékoumou Region at the expense of Bouenza Region , from which these members of parliament originated.[ 1]
The UR is part of the presidential majority supporting President Denis Sassou Nguesso .[ 2]
Michel Bidimbou was elected as the UR's Secretary-General in late 2006.[ 2]
In the parliamentary election held on June 24 and August 5, 2007, the party won 1 out of 137 seats.[ 3]
References
^ John F. Clark, "Congo: Transition and the Struggle to Consolidate", in Political Reform in Francophone Africa (1997), ed. John F. Clark and David E. Gardinier, pages 70–75.
^ a b "Michel Bidimbou Pouela, secrétaire général de l'Union pour la République : «J'invite les militants à se mobiliser pour prendre en main les destinées de notre grand parti, car le salut est à ce prix.»" , Les Dépêches de Brazzaville , December 27, 2006 (in French) .^ For detailed results see Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2007 and "L'alliance présidentielle occupe 125 des 137 sièges parlementaires" , Xinhua, August 25, 2007 (in French) .
