Pascal Tsaty Mabiala

**Pascal Tsaty Mabiala** be a Congolese politician who has been de Secretary-General of de Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS) since 2006, as well as President of de UPADS Parliamentary Group since 2007. He stand as de UPADS candidate insyd de 2016 presidential election.

## Political career
Insyd de June–July 1992 parliamentary election, Tsaty Mabiala be elected to de National Assembly as a UPADS candidate. After de election, de Congolese Labour Party (PCT) form an alliance plus de Union for Democratic Renewal (URD), den together de two hold a parliamentary majority. On 24 September 1992, de National Assembly, controlled by de URD–PCT alliance, elected ein Bureau; UPADS, as part of de parliamentary opposition, receive two secondary posts insyd de seven-member Bureau, one of which go to Tsaty Mabiala, who be elected as Second Secretary of de National Assembly.

Acting on behalf of UPADS, Tsaty Mabiala sign de Code of Good Conduct between political parties of de majority den de opposition on 31 May 1997. De Code of Good Conduct be an agreement to disavow political violence, although e prove to be entirely futile, as a civil war broke out a few days later.

Shortly after de outbreak of de civil war on 5 June 1997, Tsaty Mabiala be included on de National Mediation Committee. Insyd September 1997, Tsaty Mabiala, who be a leading member of UPADS, be appointed as Minister of National Defense insyd de government of Bernard Kolélas; dis government be ousted after only one month when forces loyal to Denis Sassou Nguesso capture Brazzaville insyd mid-October 1997.

Insyd 2006, Tsaty Mabiala be First Vice-President of de National Preparatory Commission for de UPADS Congress. At de party ein first extraordinary congress, hold on 27–28 December 2006, Tsaty Mabiala be elected as de Secretary-General of UPADS. He be subsequently elected to de National Assembly insyd de June–August 2007 parliamentary election as de UPADS candidate insyd de Loudima constituency of Bouenza Region. Following dat election, he become President of de UPADS Parliamentary Group when de National Assembly begin meeting for de new parliamentary term insyd September 2007.

As of May 2008, Tsaty Mabiala be Interim President of de Alliance for de New Republic (ANR) opposition coalition.

Tsaty Mabiala, as spokesman for de United Front of Opposition Parties (FUPO), a coalition of about 20 opposition parties, condemned de preparations for de July 2009 presidential election, saying dat "conditions such as transparency, de revision of lists, den respect for de opposition be not created for dis election; e will be neither free nor transparent, den we will contest dat."

Speaking insyd de National Assembly on 8 December 2009, Tsaty Mabiala argue dat the government ein anti-corruption campaigns be ineffective den dat improve legislation to punish corruption be needed.

Speaking to journalists on 29 January 2011, Tsaty Mabiala called on de press to work independently of political pressure den play ein part insyd de development of democracy. He offer a poor assessment of 2010, saying dat it had been a year without improvement insyd de living standards of de Congolese people or progress insyd democratization across de continent. He sana express disappointment insyd de continue predominance of neoliberalism as a global economic system.

Insyd de July–August 2012 parliamentary election, he be re-elected to de National Assembly as de UPADS candidate insyd Loudima constituency. He win de seat insyd de second round of voting, receiving 62.48% of de vote against an independent candidate, Marcel Koussikina. On 2 November 2012, some UPADS leaders announce dat Tsaty Mabiala be suspended from de party for allege misconduct. Tsaty Mabiala insyd turn declare dat de suspension be invalid.

Tsaty Mabiala responded to President Sassou Nguesso ein new year ein message on 31 December 2013 by saying dat Sassou Nguesso needed to address de issue of changing de constitution to allow him to run for anoda term, something Sassou Nguesso had not mention insyd ein message. He urge Sassou Nguesso to quiet de ongoing debate, initiated by de ruling PCT, by affirming dat he will not stand again as a presidential candidate insyd 2016.

Insyd de National Assembly on 25 April 2014, Tsaty Mabiala ask de Minister of Justice, Aimé Emmanuel Yoka, a question insy which he claim dat e be an "open secret" dat Sassou Nguesso want de constitution to be changed to enable him to run for anoda term. Alleging dat de goal was being pursued through "shameless manipulation", Tsaty-Mabiala argue dat de government should hold a national dialogue on de matter. Yoka replied dat such a dialogue would be unnecessary den dat e will be simpler for Parliament to debate de constitution, den he accordingly ask Justin Koumba, de President of de National Assembly, to initiate a parliamentary debate on de matter.

At a special session of de UPADS National Council on 30–31 January 2016, Tsaty Mabiala be unanimously approved as de party ein candidate for de March 2016 presidential election.

Insyd de July 2017 parliamentary election, he be re-elected to de National Assembly as de UPADS candidate insyd Loudima, winning de seat insyd de first round plus 60% of de vote.

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