Action And Renewal Movement

Action and Renewal Movement

Mouvement Action et Renouveau
Action and Renewal Movement Mouvement Action et Renouveau
Abbreviation	MAR
President	Roland Bouiti-Viaudo
Founder	Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard
Founded	2006
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left
Colours	Orange
Senate	2 / 72
National Assembly	4 / 151
Website
	Official website
	Politics of the Republic of the Congo; Political parties; Elections;

The Action and Renewal Movement ( French: Mouvement Action et Renouveau, MAR) is a political party in the Republic of the Congo. It was founded by Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard, who was the party's president until his death in 2009. He was succeeded by incumbent leader Roland Bouiti-Viaudo, who formerly served as Mayor of Pointe-Noire and Minister of State for Hydrocarbons. The party supports the presidency of Denis Sassou Nguesso.^[1]

MAR held its constitutive congress in late December 2006, marking its transformation into a political party; 342 delegates attended the congress.^[1] In the parliamentary election held on 24 June and 5 August 2007, the party won five out of 137 seats.^[2] The party has since been part of Sassou Nguesso's governing coalition.

Electoral history

National Assembly elections

Election	Party leader	Seats	+/–	Position	Result
2007	Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard	5 / 137	New	4th	Coalition ( PCT– MCDDI–MAR– MSD- Club 2002– AGIR– UPDP)
2012	Roland Bouiti-Viaudo	4 / 139	1	5th	Coalition ( PCT- MCDDI- RDPS-MAR- RC- UFD- UR- Club 2002
2017		4 / 151	0	4th	Coalition ( PCT-MAR- RDSP- RC- PRL- UFD- Club 2002)
2022		4 / 151	0	4th	Coalition ( PCT-MAR- Club 2002- RDSP)

References

^ ^a ^b Daniel Lobé Diboto, "Congrès constitutif du Mouvement Action Renouveau (M.A.R)", Congopage.com, 5 January 2007 (in French).
^ For detailed results see Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2007 and "L'alliance présidentielle occupe 125 des 137 sièges parlementaires", Xinhua (Jeuneafrique.com), 25 August 2007 (in French).

External links

Official website

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[Lobe-1] Daniel Lobé Diboto, "Congrès constitutif du Mouvement Action Renouveau (M.A.R)", Congopage.com, 5 January 2007 (in French).

[2] For detailed results see Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2007 and "L'alliance présidentielle occupe 125 des 137 sièges parlementaires", Xinhua (Jeuneafrique.com), 25 August 2007 (in French).

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