Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress
Political party in the Republic of the Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress (Union Patriotique pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, UPDP) is a political party in the Republic of the Congo. It is led by Auguste-Célestin Gongarad Nkoua
In opposition to President Pascal Lissouba, the UPDP joined with six other parties to form the Union for Democratic Renewal (URD) opposition coalition on 27 August 1992.[1]
In the parliamentary election held on June 24 and August 5, 2007, the party won 2 out of 137 seats.[2]