2007 Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election
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Senate elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 19 January 2007, though they had originally been scheduled for 16 January.[1] The members of the Senate were chosen through indirect election by the members of the provincial assemblies; the delay was a result of the difficulties in choosing traditional chiefs to fill the places reserved for them in the provincial assemblies.[2]
Results
[edit]Bemba, who had placed second in the 2006 presidential election, won a Senate seat from the capital, Kinshasa.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ News: Great Lakes, DR Congo presidential loser to run for senate seat
- ^ "monuc.org: Congo delays vote for senators and governors ::: 06/01/2007". Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
- ^ "Former DR Congo vice president wins seat in Senate", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), January 21, 2007.