News | Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
| Presidential election scheduled for December 23, 2018 | |
Radio Okapi - November 5, 2017 | |
 | The president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Corneille Nangaa, announced on Sunday that the presidential, legislative and provincial elections have been set for December 23, 2018. The provisional results of the presidential election will be announced on December 30, 2018. The final results will be proclaimed on January 9, 2019. |
| Felix Tshisekedi accuses INEC of illegally prolonging Kabila's mandate | |
Radio Okapi - October 24, 2017 | |
 | The president of The Rally of the Opposition, Felix Thisekedi, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of working for the Presidential Majority to “illegally prolong the mandate of the head of state” during a news conference on Monday in Lubumbashi. |
| Electoral commission sets DR Congo presidential election date | |
Radio Okapi - February 12, 2015 | |
 | The Independent National Electoral Commission announced on Thursday that presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in DR Congo on November 27, 2016. The announcement of the provisional results of the presidential election will take place on December 7, 2016. The final results will be announced on December 17, 2016. The new elected head of state will be sworn in on December 20, 2016. |
| Kabila's Party Loses Seats in Parliament, Increasing Reliance on Allies | |
Congo News Agency - February 3, 2012 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila’s party, the People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD), and its allies will hold a majority of seats in the new parliament, according to the results of the Nov. 28 parliamentary elections published by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday. |
| Tshisekedi's Call for General Strike Largely Ignored | |
Congo News Agency - January 31, 2012 | |
 | Etienne Tshisekedi's call for a general strike beginning Monday around the Democratic Republic of Congo has largely been ignored. Mbuji-Mayi, in Kasai Oriental Province, was the only major city in the country to experience major disruptions on Monday as most schools and businesses remained closed. |
| Tshisekedi Says He Will Form His Government Next Week | |
Congo News Agency - January 21, 2012 | |
 | Etienne Tshisekedi announced during a press conference on Friday that he was “officially assuming his functions as the head of state elected by the people.” Mr. Tshisekedi has rejected the results published by the electoral commission and upheld by the Supreme Court declaring Mr. Kabila the winner of the Nov. 28 presidential election. |
| Congolese Have Lost Confidence in the Electoral Commission, Catholic Bishops Say | |
Congo News Agency - January 13, 2012 | |
 | The National Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for the members of the Independent National Electoral Commission to change their practices or resign following the mismanagement of last year's presidential and parliamentary elections. The bishops said that they “believe the electoral process was marred by serious flaws that call into question the credibility of the results published” by the electoral commission. |
| Tshisekedi Stages Self-Inauguration at Home | |
Congo News Agency - December 23, 2011 | |
 | Etienne Tshisekedi inaugurated himself as the president of Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday. The ceremony was staged at his home after police prevented him and his supporters from holding the event at Stade des Martyrs. Mr. Tshisekedi swore “before God and the nation to uphold and respect the Constitution and laws of the Republic and to defend its national unity and territorial integrity.” |
| In Inauguration Speech, Kabila Vows to Speed Up Modernization | |
Congo News Agency - December 21, 2011 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila was sworn in on Tuesday and pledged to speed up the modernization of the Democratic Republic of Congo in his second five-year term. “I will work with all compatriots who have the passion of the Congo and who sincerely want to work for its modernization. When serving the country, there are no political camps. Only competence, patriotism and goodwill matter,” Mr. Kabila said. |
| Tshisekedi Says He Won, Can He Prove It? | |
Congo News Agency - December 17, 2011 | |
 | Unlike the Independent National Electoral Commission, which has published the results of the presidential election showing why it says Joseph Kabila won and for everyone to see and scrutinize, Etienne Tshisekedi has so far provided no proof to support his claim of an outright victory. Yet, the longtime opposition leader has said, once again, that he now considers himself president. |
