2016 Democratic Republic of the Congo gubernatorial elections

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).[1] The elections were the first to take place since the Congolese government has fragmented the former 11 provinces into 26 as mandated by the DRC constitution,[2] though by the time elections occurred only 21 provinces had completed the reform process.[3] In most of the provinces, the elected governors are members or affiliates of the Alliance of the Presidential Majority.[1]

2016 Democratic Republic of the Congo gubernatorial elections

26 March 2016
20 Provincial Governors from 26
Party People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy Independent Seats won 15 5

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.[4]

Governors are elected by provincial assemblies.[1]

Results by province

List of the governors-elect by province.[5][6][7]

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 Muyez	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

1. Election des gouverneurs: les résultats définitifs attendus le 18 avril (in French). Radio Okapi. Published 27 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
2. 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.
3. Vogel, Christoph (8 April 2016). Congolese mathematics: Kabila, elections, and the slide rule of dialogue and duress Archived 2018-03-06 at the Wayback Machine. Mail and Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
4. The DRC’s Oversight Institutions: How Independent?. Africa Center for Strategic Studies. Published 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
5. RDC: liste de nouveaux gouverneurs de province élus (in French). Radio Okapi. Published 26 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
6. RDC – Election des gouverneurs : Voici tous les résultats ! (in French). Politico.cd. Published 26 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
7. Nord-Ubangi : Marie-Thérèse Gerengbo élue gouverneur (in French). Radio Okapi. Published 30 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2018.