{ "id": "cd-political-parties", "name": "Democratic Republic of the Congo — Political Parties", "title": "Democratic Republic of the Congo — Political Parties", "description": "Political parties of Democratic Republic of the Congo from the Party Facts core parties list (hdigital/partyfactsdata). Each record includes the Party Facts ID, short and long names (localized + English + other transliterations), first and last years of activity, peak vote share with year, and Wikipedia link where available. 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Lumumba", "name_english": "Congolese National Movement - Lumumba", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1959, "year_last": 1965, "share": 23.4, "share_year": 1960, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouvement_National_Congolais", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 7427, "name_short": "CONACO", "name": "Convention Nationale Congolaise", "name_english": "Convention Nationale Congolaise", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1965, "year_last": 1965, "share": 22.2, "share_year": 1965, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_Nationale_Congolaise", "description": "Leading party in the 1965 coalition. 37 of 167 seats in 1965 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election", "comment": "ParIS", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 5090, "name_short": "PPRD", "name": "Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et la Démocratie", "name_english": "People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy", "name_other": "", "year_first": 2002, "year_last": "", "share": 22.2, "share_year": 2006, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_Party_for_Reconstruction_and_Democracy", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 5089, "name_short": "MLC", "name": "Mouvement pour la Liberation du Congo", "name_english": "Movement for the Liberation of the Congo", "name_other": "", "year_first": 2003, "year_last": "", "share": 12.8, "share_year": 2006, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_for_the_Liberation_of_the_Congo", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 6453, "name_short": "PSA", "name": "Parti Solidaire Africain", "name_english": "African Solidarity Party // African Mutual Party", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1959, "year_last": 1965, "share": 12.5, "share_year": 1960, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parti_Solidaire_Africain", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 5092, "name_short": "UDPS", "name": "Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social", "name_english": "Union for Democracy and Social Progress", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1982, "year_last": "", "share": 12.1, "share_year": 2011, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_for_Democracy_and_Social_Progress_%28Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo%29", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 6207, "name_short": "PPPD", "name": "People's Party for Peace and Democracy", "name_english": "People's Party for Peace and Democracy", "name_other": "", "year_first": 2012, "year_last": "", "share": 8.5, "share_year": 2011, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Party_for_Peace_and_Democracy", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 6063, "name_short": "UNC", "name": "Union pour la nation congolaise", "name_english": "Union for the Congolese Nation", "name_other": "", "year_first": 2011, "year_last": 2015, "share": 7.7, "share_year": 2011, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_for_the_Congolese_Nation", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 6208, "name_short": "FR", "name": "Forces du Renouveau", "name_english": "Forces for Renewal", "name_other": "", "year_first": 2003, "year_last": "", "share": 7.6, "share_year": 2006, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forces_for_Renewal", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 5597, "name_short": "PALU", "name": "Parti Lumumbiste Unifié", "name_english": "Unified Lumumbist Party", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1964, "year_last": "", "share": 6.8, "share_year": 2006, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Lumumbist_Party", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 7426, "name_short": "MNC-K", "name": "Mouvement national Congolais - 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