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| Supreme Court: The second round will take place on October 29 | |
Monuc - September 15, 2006 | |
 | This Friday September 15 2006, the DRC Supreme Court, as well as validating the date of the second round for October 29 next, announced the official results of the first round of the presidential election of 30 July last, confirming J. Kabila as the poll leader with 44.8% of the votes, with 20% for J.P. Bemba. |
| Supreme Court must decide on date for second round this Friday | |
Monuc - September 14, 2006 | |
 | The Supreme Court has delayed until tomorrow Friday September 15 2006, its decree on the constitutionality of the date of 29 October next, for the holding of the second round of the presidential elections. |
| Kabila and Bemba meet for first time since August unrest | |
Monuc - September 14, 2006 | |
 | For the first time since the violent confrontations of last August, Joseph Kabila and Jean Pierre Bemba met twice in Kinshasa on Wednesday September 13 2006, at a meeting of the 'espace presidential' and also the Higher Council of Defense. |
| EU: Kabila and Bemba 'could meet' today | |
Monuc - September 13, 2006 | |
 | According to Javier Solana, the European Union high representative for foreign affairs , the two DRC presidential candidates could meet within the framework of the meeting of the Higher Council of the Defense, planned for this Wednesday September 13. |
| MONUC remains concerned with large number of arms circulating in Kinshasa | |
Monuc - September 13, 2006 | |
 | At the weekly MONUC press conference this Wednesday September 13, MONUC stated that it remains concerned with the large number of arms, and men with arms circulating in Kinshasa, as the second round of presidential elections approaches. |
| Mbeki, Solana bolster process for second-round polls | |
IRIN - September 12, 2006 | |
 | South African President Thabo Mbeki began discussions on Monday with the two presidential finalists about the run-off election due next month in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). |
| CIAT calls for the reduction and billeting of the forces of both presidential candidates | |
Monuc - September 11, 2006 | |
 | The second round of the presidential election, as well as the provincial elections approaches. In order that the election campaign, as well as the polls and their aftermath take place in a climate of peace, calm and security, the CIAT* requires the billeting of all the units of the FARDC, on the whole national territory, except for those committed to joint operations with MONUC in the east of the country. |
| W.Swing: The CIAT will cease its functions when the new president takes up his duties | |
Monuc - September 11, 2006 | |
 | On Saturday September 9 2006, William Swing, the UN Special Representative in the DRC, gave a progress report to Radio Okapi on the role of MONUC, in this part of the political transition. |
| Parliamentary polls results out, no party gains majority | |
IRIN - September 9, 2006 | |
 | No single party gained a parliamentary majority in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the results of legislative elections announced on Friday by the Independent Electoral Commission.The political parties needed to win 251 out of 500 parliamentary seats to guarantee control of the legislature and nominate the country's next prime minister. |
| Full provincial legislative election results announced by the IEC | |
Monuc - September 8, 2006 | |
 | On Thursday night September 7 2006, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced the full provisional results of the legislative elections of 30 July last. The PPRD party of president Kabila topped the polls with 111 seats, followed by the MLC party of vice-president Bemba with 64. |
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