News | Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
| Tshisekedi Denies Telling Supporters to Use Violence | |
Congo News Agency - November 19, 2011 | |
 | During an interview with the French service of the Voice of America on Thursday, Etienne Tshisekedi denied telling his supporters to use violence last week. The presidential candidate repeated his claim that he is the current president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| Elections Will Be Held on Time - INEC | |
ACP - October 10, 2011 | |
 | The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Daniel Ngoy Mulunda, confirmed Sunday night that the presidential and parliamentary elections will be held as scheduled on November 28 this year. “After the 2006 elections, we have to get our people accustomed to a 5-year electoral cycle,” he said. |
| 19,497 Candidates to Run for 500 Seats in Parliament | |
ACP - September 26, 2011 | |
 | 19,497 candidates will be running for the November 28 parliamentary elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission said on Friday during its weekly press briefing. Kinshasa has the largest number of candidates with 5734. |
| DR Congo Has Returned to Peace, Kabila Tells UN General Assembly | |
Congo News Agency - September 23, 2011 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that the Democratic Republic of Congo was going through a pivotal moment in its history with the organization of its second democratic elections, after those of 2006, and the return of peace all throughout the country. |
| Tshisekedi Draws Huge Crowds in Kinshasa | |
Le Potentiel - August 10, 2011 | |
 | The president of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress staged an impressive show of force in the capital certain to bolster his claim that he is the best candidate from the opposition to challenge President Joseph Kabila in the one-round presidential election scheduled for November 28. |
| 31 Million Registered to Vote | |
Congo News Agency - July 20, 2011 | |
 | The Congolese government has given an additional $30 million US to the Independent National Electoral Commission, the chairman of INEC, Daniel Ngoy Mulunda, said on Tuesday in Kinshasa. INEC announced on Sunday that 31 million people have registered to vote in the upcoming elections. |
| EU, DR Congo Sign Elections Funding Agreement | |
Radio Okapi - June 25, 2011 | |
 | The Congolese Minister of Finance, Matata Ponyo, and the Representative of the European Union in the DRC, Ambassador Richard Zink, signed an agreement on elections funding on Friday in Kinshasa, with the EU saying it will provide 47,5 million euros for the upcoming elections. |
| The Electoral Dilemma | |
International Crisis Group - May 5, 2011 | |
 | The latest report from the International Crisis Group examines the circumstances under which the Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing for its second set of democratic elections. |
| Presidential Election to Be Held on November 28 | |
Congo News Agency - May 1, 2011 | |
 | Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on November 28, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Pastor Daniel Ngoy Mulunda, announced during a news conference on Saturday in Kinshasa. |
| Parliament to Tackle Elections, 2011 Budget during September Session | |
Congo News Agency - September 14, 2010 | |
| Upcoming elections and the budget will be the main points on the agendas of the National Assembly and the Senate when they convene for the September session on Wednesday. MPs and Senators will elect the seven members of the new Independent National Electoral Commission. They will also vote on the government's 2011 budget plan. |
