Sacred Union of the Nation | |
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Leader | Félix Tshisekedi |
Founded | December 6, 2020 |
Merger of | Parties with seat(s) in government |
Ideology | Anti-Kabila Big tent Populism |
Political position |
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Senate | 85 / 109
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National Assembly | 391 / 500
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The Sacred Union of the Nation (French: Union sacrée de la nation; USN) is the ruling parliamentary coalition within the parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It comprises several parties including the Union for Democracy and Social Progress, the Union for the Congolese Nation, the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo, the Unified Lumumbist Party, and the Alliance of the Democratic Forces of Congo and Allies.[4] It was formed in December 2020 by Felix Tshisekedi following a falling out between the Heading for Change coalition and Joseph Kabila's Common Front for Congo.[8] In April 2021 the coalition was able to take control of the government after a four-month-long power struggle.[9] As of June 2023[update], the coalition is made up of 391 members coming from 24 different political parties.[4]
Membership in the Sacred Union is often due to strategic and political motivations rather than ideological similarities with President Tshisekedi and his party.[10] Nonetheless, the coalition maintains a set of goals including security (mainly in the east), investment in infrastructure, promotion of the rule of law, improving its citizens' lives, and implementing electoral reform.[9]