The Convention of Christian Democrats () is a

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in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

. The party won 10 out of 500 seats in the 2006 parliamentary elections."DRC: Parliamentary polls results out, no party gains majority"
''Reuters'' 8 September 2006 In the 19 January 2007

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, the party won three out of 108

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Christian democratic parties in Africa Political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DRCongo-party-stub