Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo - Ruling Coalition Wins Legislative Majority

12 January 2019

The ruling coalition of outgoing DRC President Joseph Kabila has retained its majority in the national assembly. The result reduces the chances of dramatic reforms under president-elect Felix Tshisekedi.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's electoral commission (CENI) announced early Saturday that the ruling coalition of outgoing President Joseph Kabila (pictured above) had won at least 290 seats in the country's 500-member national assembly.

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