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
Bemba, who had placed second in the 2006 presidential election, won a Senate seat from the capital, Kinshasa.[3]
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Total | 108 | |
| Source: CEI | ||