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| 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. |
| Netherlands makes further contribution to DRC transition to democracy | |
Monuc - September 7, 2006 | |
 | Netherlands made a further contribution to the transition to democracy in the DRC this Thursday September 7, with the allocation of 300,000 euros in funding to MONUC, in order to assist the Congolese Armed Forces -the FARDC- in carrying out joint operations with MONUC against the remaining armed elements in eastern DRC. |
| MONUC satisfied with DRC electoral process but concerned with humanitarian situation | |
Monuc - September 6, 2006 | |
 | At the weekly press conference on this Wednesday September 6 2006, MONUC expressed its satisfaction with the progress of the DRC electoral process, while remaining concerned with the humanitarian situation in the country. |
| DRC Legislative Results Delayed Amid Fraud Allegations | |
VOA News - September 5, 2006 | |
 | The release of the results from July's legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been postponed, after 10 election workers were arrested for allegedly trying to cheat. Congo's elections commission says the delay is largely a precaution. |
| Results of the presidential elections will not be announced before September 9 | |
Monuc - September 5, 2006 | |
 | The Supreme Court had to delay the publication of the official presidential election first round results planned for this Tuesday September 5, 2006, until next weekend, because of the controversy surrounding the date of the second round. |
| IEC: Official Presidential election results to be announced on Tuesday September 5 | |
Monuc - September 4, 2006 | |
 | The official results of the first round of the presidential elections will be announced by the Supreme Court of Justice on Tuesday September 5 2006, while the provisional results of the legislative elections will be published by the Independent Electoral Commission on next Thursday September 7. |
| Carter Center: Presidential and legislatives results are credible | |
Carter Center - September 1, 2006 | |
 | The Carter Center did not find evidence of widespread or systematic manipulation. The Center concludes that the presidential results announced August 20 are credible; legislative results, on the whole, are also credible, but cannot be validated in detail because of the shortcomings outlined in this statement, August 31, 2006. |
| IEC: Operations are going well throughout the whole country | |
Monuc - August 31, 2006 | |
 | With all the provisional legislative election results due to be announced by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Sunday September 4 next, IEC spokesman Delion Kimbulungu said today that the compilation and announcement of the provisional legislative results are on schedule. |
| MONUC troops among the worst sex offenders | |
Monuc - August 30, 2006 | |
 | The United Nations has conducted more investigations into sexual exploitation and abuse by its peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) than in any other country, according to figures recently released by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations. |
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