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On 8 May 2005, Bozizé gained yet a further victory when his coalition, Convergence Kwa Na Kwa, won 42 parliamentary seats in the legislative run-off vote.

The MLPC came in second with 11 seats while the RDC won only eight seats.

The remaining seats were won by independents or by smaller parties.

In June later that year, the African Union ( AU ) lifted sanctions against the country, which had been applied after the 2003 coup.