Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election, 2007
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Elections to the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo were held on 2007-01-19, though they had originally been scheduled for 2007-01-16.[1] The members of the Senate were chosen through indirect election by the members of the provincial assemblies; the delay was a result of the difficulties in choosing traditional chiefs to fill the places reserved for them in the provincial assemblies.[2]
Results
| Parties | Alliances | Leader | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et la Démocratie) | AMP | Joseph Kabila | 22 |
| Movement for the Liberation of Congo (Mouvement pour la Liberation du Congo) | UpN | Jean-Pierre Bemba | 14 |
| Forces for Renewal (Forces du Renouveau) | AMP | Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi | 7 |
| Congolese Rally for Democracy (Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie) | 7 | ||
| Christian Democrat Party (Parti Démocrate Chrétien) | AMP | José Endundo Bononge | 6 |
| Convention of Christian Democrats (Convention des Démocrates Chrétiens) | 3 | ||
| Social Movement for Renewal (Mouvement Social pour le Renouveau) | AMP | 3 | |
| Unified Lumumbist Party (Parti Lumumbiste Unifié) | AMP | Antoine Gizenga | 2 |
| Alliance of Congolese Democrats (Alliance des Démocrates Congolais) | 1 | ||
| United Congolese Convention (Convention des Congolais Unis) | AMP | 1 | |
| Democratic Convention for Development (Convention Démocrate pour le Développement) | 1 | ||
| Coalition of Congolese Democrats (Coalition des Démocrates Congolais) | Jean-Claude Muyambo | 1 | |
| Convention for the Republic and Democracy (Convention pour la République et la Démocratie) | UpN | 1 | |
| Federalist Christian Democracy (Démocratie Chrétienne Fédéraliste–Convention des Fédéralistes pour la Démocratie Chrétiene) | AMP | Venant Tshipasa | 1 |
| Social Front of Independent Republicans (Front Social des Indépendants Républicains) | 1 | ||
| Liberal Christian Democrats Union (Union des Libéraux Démocrates Chrétiens) | Raymond Tshibanda | 1 | |
| National Alliance Party for Unity (Parti de l’Alliance Nationale pour l’Unité) | AMP | André-Philippe Futa | 1 |
| Democratic Socialist Party (Parti Démocratique Socialiste) | 1 | ||
| Democratic Social Christian Party (Parti Democrate Social Chretien) | André Bo-Boliko Lokonga | 1 | |
| Rally for Economic and Social Development (Rassemblement pour le Développement Économique et Social) | 1 | ||
| Rally of Congolese Democrats and Nationalists (Rassemblement des Congolais Démocrates et Nationalistes) | UpN | 1 | |
| Rally of Social and Federalist Forces (Rassemblement des Forces Sociales et Fédéralistes) | 1 | ||
| Congolese Union for Liberty (Union Congolaise pour la Liberté) | 1 | ||
| Union of Mobutuist Democrats (Union des Démocrates Mobutistes) | AMP | Nzanga Mobutu | 1 |
| National Union of Christian Democrats (Union Nationale des Démocrates Chrétiens) | 1 | ||
| National Union of Federalist Democrats (Union Nationale des Démocrates Fédéralistes) | Mwando Nsimba | 1 | |
| Independent | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| Total | 108 | ||
| Source: http://www.cei-rdc.cd/IMG/pdf/senateur_200107-6.pdf "Portant Annonce des Resultats Provisoires de l'Election des Senateurs du 19 Janvier 2007 en Republique Democratique du Congo"], Commission Electorale Independante, 20 January 2007. | |||
Bemba, who had placed second in the 2006 presidential election, won a Senate seat from the capital, Kinshasa.[3]
References
- ↑ News: Great Lakes, DR Congo presidential loser to run for senate seat
- ↑ monuc.org: Congo delays vote for senators and governors ::: 06/01/2007
- ↑ "Former DR Congo vice president wins seat in Senate", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), January 21, 2007.
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