Union of Mobutist Democrats

Political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Union of Mobutist Democrats (French: Union des Démocrates Mobutistes, UDEMO) is a political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is chaired by Nzanga Mobutu, a son of former Zairian president Mobutu Sese Seko.^[1]^[2]^[3] UDEMO is one of the main parties in the Sacred Union of the Nation parliamentary coalition.^{[citation needed]}

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Year	Candidate	Votes	%	Rank	Ref.
2006	Nzanga Mobutu	808,397	4.77%	4th	^[3]^[4]
2011	Nzanga Mobutu	285,273	1.57%	6th	^[4]^[5]

Senate elections

Year	Seats	+/−	Ref.
2007	1 / 108		^[6]
2019	1 / 109		^{[citation needed]}

Parliamentary elections

Year	Seats	+/−	Ref.
2006	9 / 500		^[2]^[4]
2011	2 / 500	7	^[4]^[7]
2018	0 / 500	2	^{[citation needed]}

References

Citations

^ BBC News 2006.
^ ^a ^b Vander Weyden 2007, p. 209.
^ ^a ^b ISS Africa 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d African Elections Database 2012.
^ Budeli & Mangu 2013, p. 140.
^ CEI 2007.
^ Budeli & Mangu 2013, p. 142.

Sources

Journal articles

Budeli, Mpfariseni; Mangu, Andre Mbata B. (2013). "Towards democratic consolidation in Africa? A look at the 28 November 2011 elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo". International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry. 6 (1/2/3): 132. doi:10.1504/IJLSE.2013.057755. ISSN 1741-6426.
Reyntjens, Filip (2007). "Briefing: Democratic Republic of Congo: Political Transition and Beyond". African Affairs. 106 (423): 307–317. ISSN 0001-9909.
Vander Weyden, Patrick (1 June 2007). "Founding Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Highly Fragmented Party System". Journal of African elections. 6 (1): 203–218. doi:10.20940/jae/2007/v6i1a10. ISSN 1609-4700.

News and magazine articles

"A Changing Political Landscape in the DRC". Institute for Security Studies. 11 May 2011.
"Profile: Congo opposition candidates". BBC News. 25 July 2006.

Reports

"DECISION N° 001/CEI/BUR/07 DU 20 JANVIER 2007 PORTANT ANNONCE DES RESULTATS PROVISOIRES DE L'ELECTION DES SENATEURS DU 19 JANVIER 2007 EN REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO" [DECISION NO. 001/CEI/BUR/07 OF 20 JANUARY 2007 ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS PROVISIONAL ELECTION OF SENATORS OF 19 JANUARY 2007 IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO] (PDF) (in French). Commission Électorale Indépendante de République Democratique du Congo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2007.