 The process of democratization quickened in 1986 with the creation of a new political party, the Rassemblement Démocratique Centrafricain (RDC), and the drafting of a new constitution that subsequently was ratified in a national referendum.General Kolingba was sworn in as constitutional President on 29 November 1986.The constitution established a National Assembly made up of 52 elected deputies, elected in July 1987 and municipal elections were held in 1988.