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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has seen extensive civil conflict since independence in 1960, and no free and fair election has ever been held there. In the absence of an effective central government, most political groups (especially those in the interior) exist solely to control territory and enforce allegiance to certain leaders instead of performing the typical party functions of electoral participation and ideological debate. A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ...

278 parties are registered with the Internal Affairs Ministry.

The parties

Congolese Republican Parti (Parti Republicain Congolais/PRC) Leader: Hugo KITENGE PhD. The Congolese National Movement-Lumumba (French: Mouvement National Congolais/ Lumumba) is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo, founded in 1958 when the country was the Belgian Congo. ... The Congolese Rally for Democracy, sometimes Rally for Congolese Democracy, was a rebel group operating in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ... The Congolese Rally for Democracy, sometimes Rally for Congolese Democracy, was a rebel group operating in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ... The Democratic Social Christian Party (French: Parti Democrate Social Chretien) is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... The Federalist Christian Democracy-Convention of Federalists for Christian Democracy (French: Démocratie Chrétienne Fédéraliste–Convention des Fédéralistes pour la Démocratie Chrétienne) is a political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... The Movement for the Liberation of Congo (French: Mouvement pour la Liberation du Congo) is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... The Peoples Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et le Démocratie (PPRD)) is a political party of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... The Popular Movement of the Revolution (French: Mouvement Populaire de la Revolution or MPR) is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo (also known as Congo-Kinshasa), formerly Zaire. ... The Union for Democracy and Social Progress (French: Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social) is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... Unir MN The Union for the Republic National Movement (UNIR NM) is a political party of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) created in 2001. ... Boyenga-Bofala Unir MN Frederic Boyenga-Bofala is a Doctor in public international law and former teacher-researcher to the university of Lille 2. ...

Historical parties

• Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (Alliance des Forces Démocratiques pour la Liberation du Congo)

The Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (ADFL) was a coalition of Congolese dissidents, disgruntled minority groups and nations that toppled President Mobutu Sese Seko and brought Laurent Kabila to power in the First Congo War (1996-1998). ...

See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals