The Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress (''Union Patriotique pour la Démocratie et le Progrès'', UPDP) is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

in the

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...

. It is led by Auguste-Célestin Gongarad Nkoua In opposition to President

Pascal Lissouba Pascal Lissouba (15 November 1931 – 24 August 2020) was a Congolese politician who was the first democratically elected President of the Republic of the Congo and served from 31 August 1992 until 25 October 1997. He was overthrown by his pred ...

, the UPDP joined with six other parties to form the Union for Democratic Renewal (URD) opposition coalition on 27 August 1992. In the

parliamentary election A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ...

held on June 24 and August 5, 2007, the party won 2 out of 137 seats.For detailed results see Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2007 an
"L'alliance présidentielle occupe 125 des 137 sièges parlementaires"
Xinhua (Jeuneafrique.com), August 25, 2007 .

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Political parties in the Republic of the Congo {{RCongo-party-stub