The Social Movement for Renewal () is a

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in the

Democratic Republic of 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 27 out of 500 seats in the

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. In the 19 January 2007

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, the party won three out of 108 seats. The current party president,

Pierre Lumbi Pierre Lumbi Okongo Born in Costermansville, Belgian Congo (now Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo)(11 March 195014 June 2020) was a Congolese activist, politician, and opposition leader. He was a prominent figure in the political lands ...

, is also the vice president of ''Ensemble pour le Changement'', the political coalition supporting

Moïse Katumbi Moïse Katumbi Chapwe (; born 28 December 1964) is a Congolese businessman and politician. He leads the Together for the Republic party. He was Governor of Katanga Province, located in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, fro ...

for the 2018 presidential election.

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