The results of the general elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on December 20 were recently revealed, revealing the national deputies elected to sit in the Lower House of Parliament. In this article, we will focus on the performance of the political party Ensemble pour la République, led by Moïse Katumbi, as well as the results in the province of Grand Katanga.
Together for the Republic, which is the party of opponent Moïse Katumbi, won a total of eighteen seats in the national delegation. This represents a representation of 3.7% within Parliament. Note that these results are provisional and are awaiting the judgment of the Constitutional Court.
In Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, the Ensemble pour la République party obtained only one elected official, namely Christelle Vuanga from the Funa electoral district. It is interesting to mention that this MP has already been in office since 2018. The party’s other candidates, such as Hervé Diakiese, Daniel Safu or Mike Mukebayi, failed to be elected.
Regarding the province of Grand Katanga, which was considered the potential electoral stronghold of Moïse Katumbi, the party obtained a notable number of elected candidates. In Haut-Katanga, Ensemble pour la République has seven elected deputies, including Clotilde Mutita (Lubumbashi city), John Yav (Likasi city), Calixte Mukasa (Kipushi), Guyceta Kankonde (Sakania), Micheline Mpundu (Kasenga), Augustin Katumba (Pweto) and Dénis Kashoba (Kambove). In Lualaba province, the party won four seats, while in Tanganyika it obtained two.
It is interesting to note that the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS-Tshisekedi) is in the lead with 69 seats in the national delegation, followed by the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC) with 36 seats, thus becoming the second political force in the Lower House of Parliament. The AFDC (35 seats) of Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, President of the Senate, occupies third position.
These results in the national delegation in the DRC represent a crucial step towards democracy and change in the country. They demonstrate diversity of representation and political plurality within Parliament. We now have to wait for the judgment of the Constitutional Court to formalize these results and allow elected officials to take office.
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