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. | |
IEC: Everyone must respect the democratic process, so that we can organise the forthcoming elections | |
Monuc - August 25, 2006 | |
With the imminent publication of partial DRC legislative election results, scheduled for this Friday August 25, we spoke to Independent Electoral Commission President Fr. Malu Malu, to get his views on the recent unrest and the current state of the electoral process in the DRC. | |
Run-off between Kabila and Bemba in presidential election | |
Monuc - August 21, 2006 | |
Incumbent Joseph Kabila garnered 44.81% of the vote, while the runner-up, vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba, collected 20.03%, according to provisional results announced by the CEI late Sunday. They'll be opposed in a second round on October 29. | |
Gunfights erupt as Congo heads for poll run-off | |
Reuters/AlertNet - August 20, 2006 | |
Congolese President Joseph Kabila's guards fought gun battles with forces loyal to election challenger Jean-Pierre Bemba in the capital Kinshasa on Sunday, after poll results showed the two would have to enter a run-off. | |
Congo's Electoral Commission Rejects Fraud Accusations | |
VOA News - August 16, 2006 | |
The head of Congo's electoral commission says the July presidential elections were above board. While incumbent President Joseph Kabila appears to have an unassailable lead in the elections, opposition candidates continue to complain about what they call massive fraud and irregularity. | |
W. Swing: It is necessary to be patient. This is not asking too much after 15 years of transition | |
Monuc - August 10, 2006 | |
In an interview granted to French television and published by the daily newspaper "Le Révélateur" in Kinshasa, this Tuesday, July 8, 2006, the head of MONUC, William Swing, clarifies the electoral process and asks the Congolese to be patient while waiting for the official results of the elections. | |
The IEC confirms the forthcoming posting of election results in the local compilation centres | |
Monuc - August 7, 2006 | |
The President of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Apollinaire Malumalu, confirmed the forthcoming posting of election results in the local compilation centres, at a press conference this Monday August 7 2006. | |
W. Swing: It is in the interests of everyone to stay calm as they await the election results | |
Monuc - August 3, 2006 | |
William Swing, the Special Representative of the Secretary General in the DRC, explained at this critical political juncture in the DRC elections that it is important for everyone to remain calm and patient as the results are tabulated. | |
DR Congo observers satisfied with polls despite fraud claims | |
Monuc/AFP - August 2, 2006 | |
A leading presidential candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) added his voice on Tuesday to allegations of irregularities in the elections here but the two main contenders and international observers remained satisfied with the poll. |