Union of Socialist Movements
Political party in Cameroon
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The Union of Socialist Movements, abbreviated as USM (French: Union des mouvements socialistes abbreviated as UMS), is a political party in Cameroon.
Union of Socialist Movements Union des mouvements socialistes | |
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| Abbreviation | USM |
| Leader | Pierre Kwemo |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Yaounde |
| Ideology | Social democracy Civic nationalism |
| Political position | Center-left |
| Colors | Blue |
| National Assembly | 2 / 180
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| Senate | 0 / 100
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It was founded in 2011 by Pierre Kwemo, former vice-president of the Social Democratic Front (SDF).[1]
In March 2022, the political party joined forces with the SDF, the Cameroonian Party for National Reconciliation (PCRN) and the Cameroon Democratic Union (UDC) to form a sixteen-member opposition parliamentary group in the National Assembly called "Union for Change".[2]