Union for the Nation (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

The Union for the Nation (French: Union pour la Nation, UN) is a Congolese electoral bloc formed by over 50 opposition supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba, who was the major candidate in the 2006 presidential election and succeeding run-off against Joseph Kabila and is now a member of the Senate.

It was originally constituted as the Group of Congolese Nationalists (French: Regroupement des Nationalistes Congolais, RENACO) for Bemba's presidential candidacy. After Bemba lost the election, RENACO was re-constituted as the Union for the Nation with a more specific focus on nationalism and populism. It is a minority bloc in both the Senate (with 21 out of 108 seats) and National Assembly (with 116 out of 500 seats), only holds 1 governorship (in Équateur, Bemba's home province) and competes with the Alliance of the Presidential Majority, which is a majority bloc that supports Kabila.

Member parties

Movement for the Liberation of the Congo
Union for the Congo's Reconstruction, led by Dr. Oscar Kashala

Political parties in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Major parliamentary parties	Alliance of the Presidential Majority People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy Movement for the Liberation of the Congo Unified Lumumbist Party Social Movement for Renewal Forces for Renewal Congolese Rally for Democracy Coalition of Congolese Democrats Convention of Christian Democrats Union of Mobutuist Democrats Camp of the Fatherland Federalist Christian Democracy – Convention of Federalists for Christian Democracy Christian Democrat Party Union of Federalist Nationalists of Congo Union for the Nation Movement for the Liberation of the Congo Union for Congo's Reconstruction Rally of Congolese Democrats and Nationalists Convention for the Republic and Democracy

Major boycotting party	Union for Democracy and Social Progress

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