Выборы в Демократической Республике Конго

Прямые выборы в Демократической Республике Конго происходят для президентства , Национального собрания (нижняя палата законодательного органа) и провинциальные собрания. Сенат ( верхняя палата) и губернаторы провинции косвенно избираются членами провинциальных собраний.

Закон о выборах также предусматривает прямые выборы местных советов - коммуна , сектор и вождь , а также косвенные выборы для мэров городских, городских советов, биргоментов коммуны и руководителей секторов. Ни один из них не был проведен в первых трех избирательных циклах под текущей системой. В текущем цикле, по состоянию на апрель 2024 года, произошли только выборы ограниченного числа советов по коммунам.

Этими выборами проводится независимая национальная избирательная комиссия , которую часто упоминается его французская аббревиатура Ceni. Новые выборы должны проводиться каждые пять лет.

История

The 1960 elections, held just before independence, saw Patrice Lumumba become prime minister and Joseph Kasavubu president. In 1965 Mobutu Sese Seko seized power and declared himself president amid the Congo Crisis. He was formally elected to a seven-year term in 1970. Establishing the single-party Republic of Zaire, his presidency was renewed by show elections in 1977 and 1984 while legislative elections were abolished altogether by 1975. Mobutu ruled until 1997 when Laurent Kabila seized power after the First Congo War. When Laurent Kabila was killed in 2001, his son Joseph Kabila took over the presidency while the country was going through the Second Congo War (1998–2003). The Second Congo War was officially declared over in 2003. The period that followed was relatively peaceful, with the United Nations' largest peacekeeping force maintaining the peace. However, the Ituri Conflict marred the peace, with periods of violence in the northeastern Ituri Province. 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 July 2006. Kabila was elected president and was reelected in 2011. His constitutionally-mandated term ended in 2016, but the government put off a new election, citing logistical problems and the ongoing conflict in the eastern DRC. The long delayed general election finally took place on 30 December 2018, which resulted in a surprise victory for Félix Tshisekedi, although this was questioned by election observers and led to accusations of voter fraud by another opposition candidate, Martin Fayulu. The Constitutional Court of the DRC dismissed Fayulu's challenge of the result, confirming Tshisekedi as the winner. Joseph Kabila stepped down in January 2019, with Tshisekedi being inaugurated as the 5th President of the DRC on January 24. This was the first democratic transition of power in the country since it gained independence in 1960. Tshisekedi was reelected with a large majority in December 2023, coming ahead of Moise Katumbi and Fayulu.

Upcoming elections

2024 Election schedule and status as of 13 June 2024

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

Elections of the 4th cycle (2023–2028)

Main articles: 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election and 2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system
• Independent National Electoral Commission

External links

• Electionworld
• Избирательный архив Адама Карра
• Африканская база данных
• Глядя на исторический момент Конго, индекс ресурсов из Центра Вудро Вильсона на Демократической Демократической партии
• [1] Местные и международные перспективы на выборах 2011 года 28 ноября 2011 г.

переход; Последнее обновление 1 августа 2006 г.