Sudan People's Liberation Movement - Democratic Change
Democratic Change (DC) التغيير الديمقراطي | |
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Chairman | Lam Akol |
Secretary-general | Deng Bior |
Founded | June 2009 |
National Legislative Assembly |
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Democratic Change (DC) Party, (Arabic: التغيير الديمقراطي ) also known as DC, is a political party in the Republic of South Sudan. It currently has 4 representatives in the National Legislative Assembly; South Sudan's Legislature, making it the second largest party in South Sudan after the SPLM.[1][2]
The party was founded in June 2009 by Lam Akol to compete in the Sudanese general election, 2010 and act as an alternative to the ruling SPLM.[2]
On 6 January 2016, the party's National Council (NC) resolved to change the name of the Party to become the “Democratic Change Party” (DC), and recommended the new name to the National Delegates Congress for adoption.
See also
References
- ↑ Members of the National Legislative Assembly, Republic of South Sudan
- 1 2 "Sudan People’s Liberation Movement - Democratic Change (SPLM-DC)". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
Official Democratic Change (DC) Website
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