The Citizen Rally is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in the Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...

. The party was founded in March 1998 and its President is Claude Alphonse Nsilou

Claude Alphonse Nsilou

Claude Alphonse Nsilou is a Congolese politician. He is the President of the Citizen Rally and has served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Construction, City Planning, and Housing since 2002.-Political career:...

, who has served in the government as Minister of Construction, Urban Planning, and Housing since 2002.

In the parliamentary election

Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2007

A parliamentary election was held in the Republic of the Congo on 24 June 2007, with a second round initially planned for 22 July 2007, but then postponed to 5 August 2007. According to the National Commission of the Organization of the Elections , 1,807 candidates stood in the first round for 137...

 held on June 24 and August 5, 2007, the party won 1 out of 137 seats. Nsilou, who won in the second constituency of Bacongo (part of Brazzaville

Brazzaville

-Transport:The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport and a railway station on the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is also an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo...

), was the only member of the RC to win a seat.