Gubernatorial elections took place in 20 out of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 26 March 2016 (in Sud-Ubangi the election did not occur until April 1, while in Nord-Ubangi a second round had to be held as no candidate received the majority).[1] The elections were the first to take place since the 2015 repartitioning which saw the 6 largest provinces of 11 split into 21 new ones to form in total the 26 provinces mandated by the DRC constitution.[2][3] In most of the provinces, the elected governors are members or affiliates of the Alliance of the Presidential Majority.[1]
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Initially, the Constitutional Court ruled that President Joseph Kabila could appointed interim governors. They went on to organize elections in their regions. The Congolese opposition largely boycotted the elections or were excluded from them.[4]
Governors are elected by provincial assemblies.[1]
Results by province
editList of the governors-elect by province.[5][6][7]
| Province | Governor-elect | Party |
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| Bas-Uele | Borrey Armand Kasubu Mbaya | Independent |
| Equateur | Tony Cassius Bolamba | Independent |
| Haut-Katanga | Jean-Claude Kazembe Musonda | Majority |
| Haut-Lomami | Célestin Mbuyu Kabango | Majority |
| Haut-Uele | Jean-Pierre Lola Kisanga | Independent |
| Ituri | Mbaka Jefferson Abdallah Pene | Majority |
| Kasaï | Marc Manyanga Ndambo | Majority |
| Kasaï-Central | Alex Kande Mupompa | Independent |
| Kasaï-Oriental | Alphonse Ngoy Kasanji | Majority |
| Kwango | Kabula Mavula Larousse | Majority |
| Kwilu | Lumuna Godel Kinyoka Kaba | Majority |
| Lomami | Muteba Patrice Kamanda Tshibangu | Majority |
| Lualaba | Richard Muyez | Majority |
| Mai-Ndombe | Gentiny Ngobila Mbaka | Majority |
| Mongala | Bolea Bienvenu Essimba Baluwa | Independent |
| Nord-Ubangi | Marie-Thérèse Gerengbo | Majority |
| Sankuru | Lukata Ulungu Ekunda | Majority |
| Tanganyika | Richard Ngoy Kitangala | Majority |
| Tshopo | Jean Ilongo Tokole | Majority |
| Tshuapa | Cypien Lomboto Lombonge | Majority |
References
edit- ^ a b c Election des gouverneurs: les résultats définitifs attendus le 18 avril (in French). Radio Okapi. Published 27 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Grossman, Guy; Lewis, Janet (4 June 2015). The Democratic Republic of Congo might break up its provinces. Then what?. The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Vogel, Christoph (8 April 2016). Congolese mathematics: Kabila, elections, and the slide rule of dialogue and duress Archived 2018-03-06 at the Wayback Machine. Mail and Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ The DRC’s Oversight Institutions: How Independent?. Africa Center for Strategic Studies. Published 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ RDC: liste de nouveaux gouverneurs de province élus (in French). Radio Okapi. Published 26 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ RDC – Election des gouverneurs : Voici tous les résultats ! (in French). Politico.cd. Published 26 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Nord-Ubangi : Marie-Thérèse Gerengbo élue gouverneur (in French). Radio Okapi. Published 30 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018.