People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy

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People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy
Leader Henri Mova
The 2006 Presidential election candidate Joseph Kabila
Founded 2002
Headquarters Gombe, Kinshasa
Ideology Social democracy
Political position Centre-left
Colours Yellow, blue
Seats in the National Assembly
111 / 500
Seats in the Senate
22 / 108
Party flag
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Website
pprd-rdc.net
Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Political parties
Elections

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. Forbes writer Richard Miniter documented the wealth of Joseph Kabila, estimated at US $15 billion in offshore banks in the British Virgin Islands, accumulated in just over 13 years of power.[1][2]

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. The 2006 general election was the first free election since the 1960s.[3] 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.

References

  1. Richard Miniter: Obama’s Secret Neo-Con Agenda, Forbes, July 1, 2014
  2. "Joseph Kabila's Brother, Zoe Kabila Beats Evariste Boshab Unconscious over Forbes Article." AfroAmerica Network. July 24, 2014.
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