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Movement for Unity, Solidarity and Labour Mouvement pour l'unité, la solidarité et le travail | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | MUST |
| President | Claudine Munari |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Colors | Red |
| National Assembly | 1 / 151 |
The Movement for Unity, Solidarity and Labour (French: Mouvement pour l'unité, la solidarité et le travail, abbreviated MUST, is an opposition political party in the Republic of the Congo, created in 2009 and chaired by Claudine Munari,[1][2] former Minister of Trade (2009-2015) and candidate in the 2016 Republic of the Congo presidential election.
History
[edit]Founded in 2009, MUST participated in the 2012 parliamentary election, and it was under its banner that its president and founder, Claudine Munari, was re-elected in the constituency of Mouyondzi.[3]
On 30 January 2015, the political bureau of MUST spoke out against the proposed constitutional changes of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, which it considers unfounded and inopportune on the eve of a presidential election: "You don't change the rules of the game before the end of the match. Doing so would amount to a constitutional coup that would undermine peace, security and institutional stability".[4]
During the 2016 presidential election, Claudine Munari ran as a candidate under the MUST banner. The only female presidential candidate, she aimed to be "the president of unity and the fight against youth unemployment",[5] and her objective was to "radically change Congo".[6] She received 1.54% of the vote, finishing 7th out of nine candidates, and contested the re-election of Denis Sassou-Nguesso.[7][8]
During the 2017 parliamentary election, the Frocad-IDC opposition alliance, of which MUST is a part, called for a boycott of the elections to protest the crisis in the Pool Department.[9] Claudine Munari therefore did not run for re-election in Mouyondzi and lost her seat. In June 2018, the party was penalised by a 2017 law prohibiting political formations that do not have elected representatives.[10]
During the 2022 parliamentary election, MUST recovered a single seat in the National Assembly with the victory of its founding president in Mouyondzi.[11]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ Mbossa Okandze, Espérancia (4 November 2011). "M.u.s.t (Mouvement pour l'unité, la solidarité et le travail)". lasemaineafricaine.net (in French).
- ↑ Kibangula, Trésor (3 March 2016). "Congo-Brazzaville : qui face à Denis Sassou Nguesso à la présidentielle ?". jeuneafrique.com (in French).
- ↑ "JO de la République du Congo (p.8)" (pdf). sgg.cg. 13 September 2012.
- ↑ Mambou Loukoula, Josiane (31 January 2015). "Débat sur la Constitution : le MUST dit « Non » au changement". adiac-congo.com (in French).
- ↑ "Présidentielle au Congo-Brazzaville: Claudine Munari dévoile ses ambitions". rfi.fr (in French). 9 March 2016.
- ↑ Oyé, Firmin (7 March 2016). "Election présidentielle : Claudine Munari propose douze engagements pour changer le Congo". adiac-congo.com (in French).
- ↑ "Congo: 5 candidats appellent à contester pacifiquement la réélection de Denis Sassou Nguesso". jeuneafrique.com (in French). 26 March 2016.
- ↑ MBaye, Daouda (12 April 2016). "Congo : Claudine Munari rejette la victoire de Sassou". lesafriques.com (in French).
- ↑ Kibangula, Trésor (5 July 2017). "Législatives au Congo-Brazzaville: «J'y vais… j'y vais pas?»". jeuneafrique.com (in French).
- ↑ Séverin, Arsène (13 June 2018). "Une loi interdit des partis "non représentatifs" à Brazzaville". voaafrique.com (in French).
- ↑ Makaya, Rominique (3 August 2022). "Législatives 2022 : Mikolo félicite Munari et la population de Mouyondzi". adiac-congo.com (in French).
