2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate elections explained
Senate elections will take place in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2024 to renew the 108 elected members of the Senate elected by indirect ballot by the members of the 26 provincial assemblies. The elections will take place in four parts. The election of the 84 senators representing Kinshasa and 19 provinces will be held 29 April at the same time as the gubernatorial elections. This is followed by the election of the senators of Equateur and Ituri on 24 May, and on 26 May those of Mai-Ndombe and North Kivu for a total of 16 senators. The election of the last 8 senators will be scheduled after the December elections to complete the provincial assemblies of Kwilu and Nord-Ubangi.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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 electoral colleges responsible for electing senators.
Electoral system
The Senate has 108 elected seats with four seats per province and eight for the city-province of Kinshasa. The members of a provincial assembly make up the electoral college that elects the senators of that province. Provincial assemblies can have between 18 and 48 members depending on voter registration totals.
Senators are elected for the term of five years, renewable, by indirect multi-member proportional voting with open lists and a single preferential vote. The distribution is done according to the largest remainder method. Each senator is elected with two substitutes.
Former elected Presidents of the Republic are by right senators for life. Joseph Kabila is the first president of the Third Republic to have become so in 2019.
Results
Party !! colspan=6 | Seats |
| Total | 29 April | 24 May | 26 May | TBD |
|---|
| bgcolor= | | Independent | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | – |
| bgcolor=#CF1020 | | | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | – |
| bgcolor=#a03020 | | AFDC-A | 6 | 5 | 1 | | – |
| bgcolor=#f4b515 | | AB | 5 | 5 | | | – |
| bgcolor=#0399f9 | | A24 | 4 | 4 | | | – |
| bgcolor=#4785fd | | AACPG | 4 | 3 | 1 | | – |
| bgcolor= | | | 4 | 4 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | A/VK2018 | 3 | 3 | | | – |
| bgcolor=#037efd | | | 3 | 3 | | | – |
| bgcolor=#162578 | | 2A/TDC | 2 | 2 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | – |
| bgcolor=#b70400 | | AA/C | 2 | 1 | | 1 | – |
| bgcolor=#efe00b | | AAAP | 2 | 2 | | | – |
| bgcolor=#085cf0 | | ANB | 2 | 2 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | AVC-A | 2 | 2 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | FPAU | 2 | 1 | 1 | | – |
| bgcolor=#49df00 | | 4AC | 1 | 1 | | | – |
| bgcolor=#3536a0 | | A/B50 | 1 | | | 1 | – |
| bgcolor= | | A1 | 1 | 1 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | A3A | 1 | 1 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | AAAD | 1 | 1 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | AAeC | 1 | | | 1 | – |
| bgcolor= | | ACP-A | 1 | 1 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | AN | 1 | 1 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | APCF | 1 | 1 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | ARDEV-A | 1 | 1 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | ART&A | 1 | 1 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | ATUA | 1 | 1 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | AV | 1 | 1 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | CDER | 1 | 1 | | | – |
| bgcolor= | | CFC | 1 | | 1 | | – |
| bgcolor= | | MSL | 1 | | 1 | | – |
Current list of elected senators| Province | Senator-elect | | Party |
|---|
| Bas-Uélé | data-sort-value="Agito Carole" | (inc.) | bgcolor= | | Independent |
| data-sort-value="Namasia Aminata" | Aminata Namasia | bgcolor=#f4b515 | | AB |
| data-sort-value="Gebanga Norbert" | Norbert Gebanga | bgcolor=#CF1020 | | UDPS/Tshisekedi |
| data-sort-value="Sinango Eddy Pascal" | Eddy Pascal Sinango | bgcolor= | | Independent |
| Équateur | data-sort-value="Mukamba Jonas]" | Jonas Mukamba | | FPAU |
| data-sort-value="Boketsu Jean Paul]" | Jean Paul Boketsu | bgcolor=#CF1020 | | UDPS/Tshisekedi |
| data-sort-value="Baende Jean Claude]" | Jean-Claude Baende | bgcolor= | | Independent |
| data-sort-value="Bolenge Gabriel]" | Gabriel Bolenge | | MSL |
| Haut-Katanga | data-sort-value="Kabongo Danny" | Danny Kabongo | bgcolor=#CF1020 | | UDPS/Tshisekedi |
| data-sort-value="Kalonda Della Salomon" | Salomon Kalonda Della | bgcolor=#037efd | | Ensemble |
| data-sort-value="Kyabula Jacques" |
(sub1:) | | ARDEV-A |
| Sama Lukonde | bgcolor= | | Independent |
| Haut-Lomami | data-sort-value="Yamba Gracia" | Gracia Yamba
(sub2: Arsène Yamba) | bgcolor= | | Independent |
| data-sort-value="Ilunga Alain" | Alain Ilunga (inc.) | bgcolor= | | Independent |
| data-sort-value="Kabamba Isabelle" | Isabelle Kabamba (inc.) | bgcolor=#efe00b | | AAAP |
| data-sort-value="Banza Dany" | Dany Banza |
(sub1: Hervé Nkulu)| bgcolor=#f4b515 | | AB|-| rowspan=4 |
Haut-Uélé| data-sort-value="Kumbodimo Anna" | Anna Kumbodimo| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Baseane Christophe" | | bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Mangbukele Prospère" | Prospère Mangbukele| | A1|-| data-sort-value="Batumoko Jean Pierre" | Jean Pierre Batumoko (inc.)| | A/VK2018|-| rowspan=4 |
Ituri| data-sort-value="Tabani Idi" | Idi Tabani| bgcolor=#a03020 | | AFDC-A|-| data-sort-value="Bachebandey Noella]" | Noella Bachebandey| bgcolor= | | A/A-
UNC|-| data-sort-value="Adubang'o Samuel" |
(sub1: Michel Remo)| bgcolor=#4785fd | | AACPG|-| data-sort-value="Banio Daniel" | | | CFC|-| rowspan=4 |
Kasaï| data-sort-value="Ngalamulume Joseph" | Joseph Ngalamulume| bgcolor=#a03020 | | AFDC-A|-| data-sort-value="Mbingho Hubert" | | bgcolor=#b70400 | | AA/C|-| data-sort-value="Nkole Gaston" | Gaston Nkole| bgcolor=#4785fd | | AACPG|-| data-sort-value="Muya Clément" | Clément Muya| bgcolor=#162578 | | 2A/TDC|-| rowspan=4 |
Kasaï-Central| data-sort-value="Tshisekedi Jean" | Jean Tshisekedi| | APCF|-| data-sort-value="Ngindu Cedric" | Cedric Ngindu| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Muntuabu Jean" | Jean Muntuabu| bgcolor=#CF1020 | |
UDPS/Tshisekedi|-| data-sort-value="Mukengeshayi Sylvain" | Sylvain Mukengeshayi| | A3A|-| rowspan=4 |
Kasaï-Oriental| data-sort-value="Kalala José" | José Kalala| | AV|-| data-sort-value="Ngoyi Alphonse" |
Alphonse Ngoyi| bgcolor=#a03020 | | AFDC-A|-| data-sort-value="Mpanda José" |
José Mpanda| bgcolor=#0399f9 | | A24|-| data-sort-value="Kabombo Guy" | Guy Kabombo
(sub1: Pierre Kanda)| bgcolor=#CF1020 | |
UDPS/Tshisekedi|-| rowspan=8 |
Kinshasa| data-sort-value="Kabuya Augustin" | Augustin Kabuya
(sub1: Roger Tshisekedi)| bgcolor=#CF1020 | |
UDPS/Tshisekedi|-| data-sort-value="Mulumba Gérard" | Gérard Mulumba| bgcolor=#CF1020 | |
UDPS/Tshisekedi|-| data-sort-value="Kabasele Micke" | Micke Kabasele| bgcolor=#CF1020 | |
UDPS/Tshisekedi|-| data-sort-value="Ngobila Gentiny" | | bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Lunguana Jacques" | Jacques Lunguana| bgcolor= | |
MLC|-| data-sort-value="Bahati Arlette" | Arlette Bahati| bgcolor=#a03020 | | AFDC-A|-| data-sort-value="Kazadi Ivan" | Ivan Kazadi| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Mbuguje Anne" | Anne Mbuguje| | AVC-A|-| rowspan=4 |
Kongo Central| data-sort-value="Budimbu Didier" |
Didier Budimbu(sub1: Paoline Nkunku)| | AVC-A|-| data-sort-value="Kinduelo Pascal" | | bgcolor=#CF1020 | |
UDPS/Tshisekedi|-| data-sort-value="Ngudianza Nefertiti" | (inc.)| bgcolor=#efe00b | | AAAP|-| data-sort-value="Vangu Baby" | Baby Vangu| | A/VK2018|-| rowspan=4 |
Kwango| data-sort-value="Naa Ikamba Simon" | Simon Naa Ikamba| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Luheto Platini" | Platini Luheto| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Bitwisila Willy" | Willy Bitwisila
(sub1: Jeancy Diahoya)| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Kapenda Justin" | Justin Kapenda| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| rowspan=4 |
Lomami| data-sort-value="Kalambayi Jonas" | Jonas Kalambayi| bgcolor=#CF1020 | |
UDPS/Tshisekedi|-| data-sort-value="Muleka Florence" | Florence Muleka| | ATUA|-| data-sort-value="Muabilu Pius" |
Pius Muabilu| bgcolor=#4785fd | | AACPG|-| data-sort-value="Lumanu Adolphe" |
Adolphe Lumanu| | ACP-A|-| rowspan=4 |
Lualaba| data-sort-value="Kanyimbu Michel" | Michel Kanyimbu| | ART&A|-| data-sort-value="Naweji Norbert" | Norbert Naweji| bgcolor=#037efd | |
Ensemble|-| data-sort-value="Mashata Célestin" | Célestin Mashata| bgcolor=#0399f9 | | A24|-| data-sort-value="Masuka Fifi" |
(sub1: Joe Saini)| bgcolor=#0399f9 | | A24|-| rowspan=4 |
Mai-Ndombe| data-sort-value="Babanga Anicet" | | bgcolor=#b70400 | | AA/C|-| data-sort-value="Mongo Aimé Pascal" | Aimé Pascal Mongo
(sub1: Marcus Makani)
[7] | | AAeC|-| data-sort-value="Mutima Herman]" | Herman Mutima| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Ngambani Adonis" | Adonis Ngambani| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| rowspan=4 |
Maniema| data-sort-value="Mangala Idrissa" | Idrissa Mangala| bgcolor=#CF1020 | |
UDPS/Tshisekedi|-| data-sort-value="Luanga Faustin" |
Faustin Luanga| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Kalumba Justin" | Justin Kalumba| bgcolor=#4785fd | | AACPG|-| data-sort-value="Omana Pascal" | | bgcolor=#0399f9 | | A24|-| rowspan=4 |
Mongala| data-sort-value="Lihau Jean-Pierre" |
Jean-Pierre Lihau(sub1: Gaspar Monganga)| bgcolor=#CF1020 | |
UDPS/Tshisekedi|-| data-sort-value="Bokumwana Elise" |
(sub1: Claude Bossio)| | FPAU|-| data-sort-value="Sakombi Aimé" |
Aimé Sakombi Molendo(sub1: Bienvenu Essimba)| bgcolor= | | A/A-
UNC|-| data-sort-value="Lingepo Michel" | Michel Lingepo| bgcolor= | |
MLC|-| rowspan=4 |
North Kivu| data-sort-value="Mumbere Machozi Papy"| Papy Mumbere Machozi| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Shabani Jacquemin" | Jacquemin Shabani
(sub1: Janvier Kasiwa)
[8] | bgcolor=#CF1020 | |
UDPS/Tshisekedi|-| data-sort-value="Kasereka Jean-Marie" | Jean-Marie Kasereka| bgcolor=#3536a0 | | A/B50|-| data-sort-value="Vunabandi Célestin" | (inc.)| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| rowspan=4 |
Sankuru| data-sort-value="Kalala René" | René Kalala
(sub1: Richard Kimbulu)| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Lodi Jules" | Jules Lodi| bgcolor=#CF1020 | |
UDPS/Tshisekedi|-| data-sort-value="Mpetshi Bernard" | Bernard Mpetshi| bgcolor=#162578 | | 2A/TDC|-| data-sort-value="Lutundula Christophe" |
Christophe Lutundula| bgcolor=#f4b515 | | AB|-| rowspan=4 |
South Kivu| data-sort-value="Basengezi Norbert" | | | AN|-| data-sort-value="Bahati Modeste" |
Modeste Bahati (inc.)| bgcolor=#a03020 | | AFDC-A|-| data-sort-value="Muhanzi Eustache" |
Eustache Muhanzi| | A/VK2018|-| data-sort-value="Bulakali Aristide" | Aristide Bulakali| bgcolor=#CF1020 | |
UDPS/Tshisekedi|-| rowspan=4 |
Sud-Ubangi| data-sort-value="Mondonge Alexis" | Alexis Mondonge| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Boboy Nadine" | Nadine Boboy| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Bussa Jean-Lucien" |
Jean-Lucien Bussa(sub1: Willy Bussa)| | CDER|-| data-sort-value="Bemba Françoise" | (inc)| bgcolor= | |
MLC|-| rowspan=4 |
Tanganyika| data-sort-value="Katumwa Vicky" | Vicky Katumwa (inc.)| bgcolor=#a03020 | | AFDC-A|-| data-sort-value="Mwando Christine" | (inc.)| bgcolor=#037efd | |
Ensemble|-| data-sort-value="Pungwe Patrice" | Patrice Pungwe| bgcolor=#f4b515 | | AB|-| data-sort-value="Ramazani Kilele" | Kilele Ramazani
[9] | bgcolor=#49df00 | | 4AC|-| rowspan=4 |
Tshopo| data-sort-value="Kayala Renabel" | Renabel Kayala| | AAAD|-| data-sort-value="Bamanisa Jean" |
Jean Bamanisa| bgcolor= | |
MLC|-| data-sort-value="Daruwezi Jean-Pierre" | | bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Nikomba Madeleine" | | bgcolor=#085cf0 | | ANB|-| rowspan=4 |
Tshuapa| data-sort-value="Boongo Pancrace" | Pancrace Boongo| bgcolor=#f4b515 | | AB|-| data-sort-value="Loando Guy" |
Guy Loando(sub1: Cathy Botema (inc.))| bgcolor=#085cf0 | | ANB|-| data-sort-value="Ekumbo Moise" | Moise Ekumbo| bgcolor= | | Independent|-| data-sort-value="Isenge Corneille" | Corneille Isenge| bgcolor= | | Independent|-class="sortbottom static-row-header"| colspan=4|Source:
CENI[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |}
29 April results
On 29 April twenty senate elections combined for the first time with gubernatorial elections, took place without incident. The CENI published the provisional results for the Senate on 30 April and these were confirmed by the Constitutional Court on 16 May.[15]
Of the 84 senators elected, only the three from Ensemble are in the opposition,[16] eight were incumbents—of which six women, and three were also elected governor. To become governor, the governors-elect of Haut-Katanga, Kwango, and Lualaba will have to relinguish their senate seats to the benefit of their substitutes.[17]
Notes and References
- News: Kinshasa : la CENI reporte les élections sénatoriales au 29 avril . 20 April 2024 . . 15 April 2024 . fr.
- Web site: RDC : les élections sénatoriales reportées au 29 avril suite aux contraintes financières . 20 April 2024 . www.digitalcongo.net.
- CENI . Independent National Electoral Commission (Democratic Republic of the Congo) . Communique de presse N° 020/CENI/2024 . Calendar no. 81,32 . ceni.cd . 18 April 2024 . fr . 4 April 2024.
- CENI . Independent National Electoral Commission (Democratic Republic of the Congo) . Communique de presse N° 032/CENI/2024 . . 7 May 2024 . fr . 6 May 2024.
- CENI . Independent National Electoral Commission (Democratic Republic of the Congo) . Communique de presse N° 033/CENI/2024 . . 7 May 2024 . fr . 6 May 2024.
- News: Les élections législatives nationales et provinciales à Masimanimba et Yakoma programmées au 15 décembre . 23 October 2024 . . 2 October 2024 . fr.
- News: Bola . Orman . Sénat : le mandat de Marcus Makani sera validé ce mardi . 29 October 2024 . Mai-NdombeNews.net . 9 July 2024 . fr.
- News: Mutulwa . Magloire . Goma : l'Unigom célèbre la nomination de Jacquemain Shabani au gouvernement et espère Janvier Kasiwa au Sénat . 16 June 2024 . La Gazette du Continent . 30 May 2024 . fr.
- News: Elections sénatoriales au Tanganyika : les résultats du vote manuel et électronique divergent et suscitent la confusion . 29 October 2024 . . 3 May 2024 . fr.
- CENI . Independent National Electoral Commission (Democratic Republic of the Congo) . 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 . fr . 9 May 2024 . 9:52 . YouTube.
- Lists of candidates for senator available at the CENI website. See for example the list of governor candidates of Lualaba province.
- CENI . Independent National Electoral Commission (Democratic Republic of the Congo) . Communique de presse N° 036/CENI/2024 . . 24 May 2024 . fr . 24 May 2024.
- CENI . Independent National Electoral Commission (Democratic Republic of the Congo) . 25 May 2024 . RECTIFICATIF Publication des résultats provisoires à l'élection des Sénateurs dans la circonscription électorale de l'Equateur. . CORRECTION Publication of provisional results for the election of Senators in the electoral district of Equateur. . video . fr . 26 May 2024 . 4:47 . Facebook.
- CENI . Independent National Electoral Commission (Democratic Republic of the Congo) . Communique de presse N° 040/CENI/2024 . . 26 May 2024 . fr . 26 May 2024.
- News: Contentieux des sénatoriales : La Cour Constitutionnelle déboute tous les requérants . 19 May 2024 . 7sur7.cd . 16 May 2024 . fr.
- News: Kisimba . Dorian . Sénat: Kalonda, Mwando et Naweji, les trois contre la team de l’USN . 19 May 2024 . AfricaNews . 3 May 2024 . fr.
- News: Kamukenj . Paul Claudel . Sénat : ouverture de la session inaugurale de la nouvelle législature, Jacques Kyabula cède son siège à Christian Kunda Mutoki . 16 May 2024 . Le Tambour . 16 May 2024 . fr.
