2016 Democratic Republic of the Congo gubernatorial elections

none Democratic Republic of the Congo parliamentary 2007 Democratic Republic of the Congo gubernatorial elections 2007 26 March 2016 2017 Democratic Republic of the Congo gubernatorial elections 2017 20 of the 26 Provincial Governors People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy 15 Independent politician 5 Gubernatorial elections took place in 20 out of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 26 March 2016 (in Sud-Ubangi the election did not occur until April 1, while in Nord-Ubangi a second round had to be held as no candidate received the majority).Election des gouverneurs: les résultats définitifs attendus le 18 avril fr. Radio Okapi. Published 27 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018. The elections were the first to take place since the 2015 repartitioning which saw the 6 largest provinces of 11 split into 21 new ones to form in total the 26 provinces mandated by the DRC constitution.Grossman, Guy; Lewis, Janet (4 June 2015). The Democratic Republic of Congo might break up its provinces. Then what?. The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 March 2018.Vogel, Christoph (8 April 2016). Congolese mathematics: Kabila, elections, and the slide rule of dialogue and duress https://web.archive.org/web/20180306022810/http://mgafrica.com/article/2016-04-07-congolese-mathematics 2018-03-06 . Mail and Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2018. In most of the provinces, the elected governors are members or affiliates of the Alliance of the Presidential Majority. Initially, the Constitutional Court ruled that President Joseph Kabila could appointed interim governors. They went on to organize elections in their regions. The Congolese opposition largely boycotted the elections or were excluded from them.The DRC’s Oversight Institutions: How Independent?. Africa Center for Strategic Studies. Published 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018. Governors are elected by provincial assemblies. Results by province List of the governors-elect by province.RDC: liste de nouveaux gouverneurs de province élus fr. Radio Okapi. Published 26 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018.RDC – Election des gouverneurs : Voici tous les résultats ! fr. Politico.cd. Published 26 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018.Nord-Ubangi : Marie-Thérèse Gerengbo élue gouverneur fr. Radio Okapi. Published 30 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018. Province Governor-elect Party Bas-Uele Borrey Armand Kasubu Mbaya Independent Equateur Tony Cassius Bolamba Independent Haut-Katanga Jean-Claude Kazembe Musonda Majority Haut-Lomami Célestin Mbuyu Kabango Majority Haut-Uele Jean-Pierre Lola Kisanga Independent Ituri Mbaka Jefferson Abdallah Pene Majority Kasaï Marc Manyanga Ndambo Majority Kasaï-Central Alex Kande Mupompa Independent Kasaï-Oriental Alphonse Ngoy Kasanji Majority Kwango Kabula Mavula Larousse Majority Kwilu Lumuna Godel Kinyoka Kaba Majority Lomami Muteba Patrice Kamanda Tshibangu Majority Lualaba Richard Muyej Majority Mai-Ndombe Gentiny Ngobila Mbaka Majority Mongala Bolea Bienvenu Essimba Baluwa Independent Nord-Ubangi Marie-Thérèse Gerengbo Majority Sankuru Lukata Ulungu Ekunda Majority Tanganyika Richard Ngoy Kitangala Majority Tshopo Jean Ilongo Tokole Majority Tshuapa Cypien Lomboto Lombonge Majority References Category:Gubernatorial elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo Gubernatorial Congo