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| Kabila Retains Lead in Partial Congo Election Results | |
VOA News - November 10, 2006 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of Congo's president, Joseph Kabila, has retained his lead in new partial results from last month's presidential run-off.The results issued Friday by Congo's electoral commission show Mr. Kabila with nearly 61 percent of the vote. The figures show Vice President and former rebel leader Jean Pierre Bemba trailing with nearly 40 percent. |
| The IEC has collected 71 % of the results | |
Monuc - November 7, 2006 | |
 | In a press release dated 6 November 2006, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) informed that the results from 35,542 out of 50,045 polling and counting stations have been collected, that is 71% of the total. |
| Two of Kabila's killers recaptured | |
IRIN - October 25, 2006 | |
 | Two of the men convicted of killing President Laurent-Desire Kabila, who escaped from jail on Tuesday, have been recaptured, a military officer, who requested anonymity, said on Wednesday. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
