Gubernatorial elections will take place in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2024 to elect the governors and vice-governors of Kinshasa and the 23 provinces not under state of siege (North Kivu and Ituri provinces are currently under military/police administration). A candidate governor and vice-governor are elected together on one ticket by indirect ballot by the members of the provincial assembly using a two-round system were the second round is used to select between the top two tickets of the first round if no ticket gets an absolute majority.[1]
The elections will take place in four parts. The elections of the governors of Kinshasa and 19 provinces will be held April 29 at the same time as the senate elections. This is followed by the election of the governor of Equateur on May 24 and, on May 26, of the one of Mai-Ndombe. The election of the last two governors will be scheduled after the July elections to complete the provincial assemblies of Kwilu and Nord-Ubangi.[2][3][4][5]
These elections follow the re-election of President Félix Tshisekedi at the 2023 presidential election as well as the legislative and provincial elections held concurrently, with the results of the latter leading to the complete renewal of 22 of the 26 provincial assemblies whose members are responsible for electing governors.
Results
edit| Party | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | April 29 | Runoff | May 24 | May 29 | TBD | ||
| Independent | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| AB | 2 | 2 | - | ||||
| UDPS/Tshisekedi | 2 | 2 | - | ||||
| AFDC-A | 1 | 1 | - | ||||
| ANB | 1 | 1 | - | ||||
| ARDEV-A | 1 | 1 | - | ||||
| Total | 22/24 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | |
| Province | Number of | Governor-elect | Votes | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can | Dep | ||||
| Bas-Uélé | 7 | 18 | Mike Mukeni | 17 / 18 |
Independent |
| Équateur | 18 | 21 | Bobo Boloko | 14 / 21 |
Independent |
| Haut-Katanga | 16 | 48 | Jacques Kyabula | 35 / 47 |
ARDEV-A |
| Haut-Lomami | 4 | 26 | Marmont Banza | 17 / 26 |
AB |
| Haut-Uélé | 4 | 20 | Jean Bakomito | 11 / 20 |
Independent |
| Kasaï | 2 | 33 | Crispin Mukendi | 29 / 32 |
UDPS/Tshisekedi |
| Kasaï-Central | 9 | 34 | Joseph Moïse K'ambulu | 19 / 34 |
Independent |
| Kasaï-Oriental | 13 | 24 | Jean Paul Mbuebua | 16 / 24 |
UDPS/Tshisekedi |
| Kinshasa | 31 | 48 | Daniel Bumba | 37 / 47 |
Independent |
| Kongo Central | 14 | 40 | Grâce Nkuanga | 23 / 40 |
Independent |
| Kwango | 4 | 24 | Willy Bitwisila | 13 / 24 |
Independent |
| Lomami | 5 | 27 | Iron Van Kalombo | 14 / 26 |
Independent |
| Lualaba | 6 | 24 | Fifi Masuka | 21 / 24 |
Independent |
| Mai-Ndombe | 5 | 18 | Lebon Nkoso | 9 / 18 10 / 18 |
Independent |
| Maniema | 7 | 22 | Moïse Mussa | 21 / 21 |
Independent |
| Mongala | 5 | 20 | Jean Colins Makaka | 12 / 20 |
Independent |
| Sankuru | 6 | 25 | Victor Kitenge | 15 / 24 |
AB |
| South Kivu | 23 | 48 | Jean Jacques Purusi | 20 / 48 27 / 48 |
AFDC-A |
| Sud-Ubangi | 6 | 28 | Michée Mobonga | 20 / 26 |
Independent |
| Tanganyika | 5 | 25 | Christian Kitungwa | 16 / 24 |
Independent |
| Tshopo | 20 | 29 | Paulin Lendongolia | 16 / 29 |
Independent |
| Tshuapa | 5 | 18 | Armand Yambe | 18 / 18 |
ANB |
| Main Source: CENI[6][7][8][9][10][11] | |||||
References
edit- ^ CENI (2 February 2024). "Communique de presse N° 011/CENI/2024" (PDF). ceni.cd (Press release) (in French). p.3 part B. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Kinshasa : la CENI reporte les élections sénatoriales au 29 avril". Radio Okapi (in French). 15 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ CENI (4 April 2024). "Communique de presse N° 020/CENI/2024" (PDF). ceni.cd (Press release) (in French). Calendar no. 87,32. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ CENI (25 April 2024). "Communique de presse N° 026/CENI/2024" (PDF). ceni.cd (Press release) (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ CENI (6 May 2024). "Communique de presse N° 033/CENI/2024" (Press release) (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ CENI (30 April 2024). Publication des résultats provisoires des élections des sénateurs, gouverneurs et vice-gouverneurs [Publication of the provisional results of the elections for senators, governors and vice-governors] (video) (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Lists of candidates for governor available at the CENI website. See for example the list of governor candidates of Haut-Katanga province.
- ^ CENI (2 May 2024). "Communique de presse N° 030/CENI/2024" (PDF). ceni.cd (Press release) (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ CENI (24 May 2024). "Communique de presse N° 037/CENI/2024" (Press release) (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ CENI (26 May 2024). "Communique de presse N° 040/CENI/2024" (Press release) (in French). Retrieved 26 May 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ CENI (29 May 2024). "Communique de presse N° 041/CENI/2024" (Press release) (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2024 – via Facebook.