2007 Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election

none Senate elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 19 January 2007, though they had originally been scheduled for 16 January.News: Great Lakes, DR Congo presidential loser to run for senate seat 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.http://www.monuc.org/news.aspx?newsID=13551 monuc.org: Congo delays vote for senators and governors ::: 06/01/2007 2007-01-07 2007-10-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20071013074147/http://www.monuc.org/news.aspx?newsID=13551 dead Results Bemba, who had placed second in the 2006 presidential election, won a Senate seat from the capital, Kinshasa."Former DR Congo vice president wins seat in Senate", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), January 21, 2007. People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy 22 Movement for the Liberation of the Congo 14 Forces for Renewal 7 Rally for Congolese Democracy 7 Christian Democratic Party 6 Convention of Christian Democrats 3 Social Movement for Renewal 3 Unified Lumumbist Party 2 Alliance of Congolese Democrats 1 United Congolese Convention 1 Democratic Convention for Development 1 Coalition of Congolese Democrats 1 Convention for the Republic and Democracy 1 DCF–COFEDEC 1 Social Front of Independent Republicans 1 Liberal Christian Democrats Union 1 National Alliance Party for Unity 1 Democratic Socialist Party 1 Democratic Social Christian Party 1 Rally for Economic and Social Development 1 Rally of Congolese Democrats and Nationalists 1 Rally of Social and Federalist Forces 1 Congolese Union for Liberty 1 Union of Mobutist Democrats 1 National Union of Christian Democrats 1 National Union of Federalist Democrats 1 Independents 26 CEI References Category:Senate elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo Senate election Category:January 2007 elections Category:January 2007 in Africa