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The Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) is a one-party dominant state with the Congolese Labour Party in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | Assembly | |
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Congolese Party of Labour Parti congolais du travail | PCT | Denis Sassou Nguesso | Centre-left | Social democracy | 112 / 151 | |
Pan-African Union for Social Democracy Union panafricaine pour la démocratie sociale | UPADS | Pascal Tsaty Mabiala | Centre-left | Social democracy Pan-Africanism | 7 / 151 | |
Union of Humanist Democrats-Yuki Union des démocrates et humanistes-Yuki | UDH-Yuki | Pascal Ngouanou | Centre-right | Economic liberalism | 7 / 151 | |
Action and Renewal Movement Mouvement action et renouveau | MAR | Roland Bouiti-Viaudo | Centre-left | Social democracy | 4 / 151 | |
Republican and Liberal Party Parti républicain libéral | PRL | Nicéphore Fylla de Saint-Eudes | Centre | Liberalism | 2 / 151 | |
Club 2002 - Party for the Unity and the Republic Club 2002 - Parti pour l’Unité et la République | Club 2002 | Juste Désiré Mondélé | 2 / 151 | |||
Dynamic for the Republic and Recovery Dynamique pour la République et le développement | DRD | Hellot Matson Mampouya | Centre-right | Social conservatism Economic liberalism | 2 / 151 | |
Rally for Democracy and Social Progress Rassemblement pour la démocratie et le progrès social | MAR | Jean-Marc Thystère-Tchicaya | Centre | 2 / 151 |
The Sun City Agreement was signed between some of the warring parties in the Second Congo War on 2 April 2003 at the luxury South African casino resort of Sun City, as a result of the Inter-Congolese dialogue (ICD). Delegates hoped that this would be a historic "final act", ending more than four years of war and setting up a government of national unity.
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