People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy
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The People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et la Démocratie (PPRD)) is a center-left political party
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. It is the political structure established by the current president of the country, Joseph Kabila
.
In the 2006 general election
the PPRD won 111 out of 500 seats in the lower house of parliament and became the largest party in parliament. On November 27, 2006, the presidential candidate supported by the PPRD, Joseph Kabila
, was declared the winner of the 2006 Presidential elections, by the Supreme Court of Justice.
In the 19 January 2007 Senate
elections
, the party won 22 out of 108 seats.
The party also forms part of the Alliance of the Presidential Majority
, which is the majority bloc in the National Assembly.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. It is the political structure established by the current president of the country, Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila Kabange is a Congolese politician who has been President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 2001. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila...
.
In the 2006 general election
Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2006
General elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 30, 2006, the first multiparty elections in the country in 41 years. Voters went to the polls to elect both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly, the lower-house of the Parliament.The polls were...
the PPRD won 111 out of 500 seats in the lower house of parliament and became the largest party in parliament. On November 27, 2006, the presidential candidate supported by the PPRD, Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila Kabange is a Congolese politician who has been President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 2001. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila...
, was declared the winner of the 2006 Presidential elections, by the Supreme Court of Justice.
In the 19 January 2007 Senate
Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.During the transition period in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Senate, aside from its Legislative role, also had the task of drafting the country's new constitution...
elections
Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election, 2007
Elections to the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo were held on 2007-01-19, though they had originally been scheduled for 2007-01-16...
, the party won 22 out of 108 seats.
The party also forms part of the Alliance of the Presidential Majority
Alliance of the Presidential Majority
The Alliance of the Presidential Majority is a political alliance formed by supporters of President-elect Joseph Kabila following the 2006 general elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This bloc currently holds the majority of seats in the National Assembly with 332 out of 500...
, which is the majority bloc in the National Assembly.