Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Direct elections in the

(the upper house), and provincial governors are elected indirectly by members of the provincial assemblies.

Electoral law also provides for the direct election of local councils—

, and sector chiefs. None of these were held in the first three election cycles under the current system. In the current cycle, as of April 2023, only the election of a limited number of commune councils has occurred.

These elections are run by the Independent National Electoral Commission, often referred to by its French acronym CENI. New elections should be run every five years

History

The

. In December 2005 a

referendum on a new constitution

was held. It was approved, paving way for the first multiparty elections in 46 years.

The first multi-party elections in the country since 1960 took place in

Moise Katumbi

and Fayulu.

Upcoming elections

2024 Election schedule and status as of 18 April 2024^[1][2]

Public start	Election day	Election	Type	Status
1 Feb	29 Apr	Senate and gubernatorial	indirect	Candidate lists published
5 Apr	26 May	Mai-Ndombe and North Kivu senators	indirect	Candidate registration
5 Apr	2 Jun	Mai-Ndombe governor	indirect	Candidate registration
24 Apr	19 Jun	Commune burgomasters and city councils	indirect
11 Jun	12 Jul	Yakoma and Masimanimba national and provincial deputies do-over	direct
26 Jul	7 Sep	City mayors	indirect
TBD	TBD	Kwilu and Nord-Ubangi senators and governors	indirect

Elections of the 4th cycle (2023–2028)

Presidential election

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National Assembly elections

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Provincial assembly elections

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Senate elections

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Gubernatorial elections

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See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system
• Independent National Electoral Commission

External links

• Electionworld
• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database
• Looking at the Congo's Historic Moment An index of resources from the Woodrow Wilson Center on the DRC's democratic
• [1] A local and an international perspectives on the 2011 elections on 28 November 2011

transition; Last update August 1, 2006

References