Movement for the Liberation of the Congo
Movement for the Liberation of the Congo Mouvement de libération du Congo | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Jean-Pierre Bemba |
| Founded | September 30, 1998 (as a rebel group) April 5, 2003 (as a party) |
| Headquarters | 6, Avenue du Port, Gombe, Kinshasa |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Nationalism Economic liberalism Solidarism Humanism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Colours | Blue, Yellow |
| Slogan | With God, we will overcome |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 19 / 500
|
| Seats in the Senate | 4 / 108
|
| Website | |
| http://www.mlc-rdc.org/ | |
The Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (French: Mouvement de Libération du Congo, or MLC) is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Formerly a rebel group operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo that fought the government throughout the Second Congo War, it subsequently took part in the transitional government and is one of the main opposition parties.