Democratic Social Christian Party

The Democratic Social Christian Party (French: Parti Démocrate Social Chrétien) is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is headed by former Mobutu-era prime minister André Bo-Boliko Lokonga, and was co-founded by Lokonga and Joseph Ileo in 1990.

In the 2006 general elections the party gained two seats in the National Assembly. In the 19 January 2007 Senate elections, the party won one of 108 seats.

It is a member of the Centrist Democrat International organization.

Political parties in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Major parliamentary parties	Alliance of the Presidential Majority People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy Movement for the Liberation of Congo Unified Lumumbist Party Social Movement for Renewal Forces for Renewal Congolese Rally for Democracy Coalition of Congolese Democrats Convention of Christian Democrats Union of Mobutuist Democrats Camp of the Fatherland Federalist Christian Democracy – Convention of Federalists for Christian Democracy Christian Democrat Party Union of Federalist Nationalists of Congo Union for the Nation Movement for the Liberation of Congo Union for Congo's Reconstruction Rally of Congolese Democrats and Nationalists Convention for the Republic and Democracy

Major boycotting party	Union for Democracy and Social Progress

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