{The main opposition party in the Republic of Congo, the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS), has chosen Mr Pascal Tsaty-Mabiala as its candidate for the March presidential election.}<\/p>\n
Mr Tsaty-Mabiala is the UPADS first secretary.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe national council has decided that UPADS will participate in the forthcoming presidential elections and that Mr Mabiala will be our coalition\u2019s candidate,\u201d the coalition said in a statement issued after an extraordinary session of the national council of the party in Brazzaville on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Reports say Mr Tsaty-Mabiala has promised to focus on \u201cnational unity through values of solidarity and social justice; fight against poverty; protection of all Congolese people, observance of the impartial state authority and fight against all forms of injustice and nepotism\u201d.<\/p>\n
He is currently serving as an MP of the UPADS party.<\/p>\n
Mr Tsaty-Mabiala, 66, once served as Defence minister in the government of President Pascal Lissouba (1992-1997).<\/p>\n
The leading opposition party boycotted the 2002 and 2009 presidential elections.<\/p>\n
Source:[Congo Republic opposition picks candidate->http:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/news\/africa\/Congo-Republic-opposition-picks-candidate\/-\/1066\/3059580\/-\/k901u\/-\/index.html]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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