2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate elections

Senate elections took place in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2024 and early 2025 to renew the 108 elected members of the Senate elected by indirect ballot by the members of the 26 provincial assemblies. The elections took place in four parts. The election of the 84 senators representing Kinshasa and 19 provinces were held 29 April at the same time as the gubernatorial elections. This was followed by the election of the senators of Equateur and Ituri on 24 May, and on 26 May those of Mai-Ndombe and North Kivu for a total of 16 senators. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} The election of the last 8 senators from Kwilu and Nord-Ubangi was held on April 2, 2025, alongside governor elections. ^[6]

These elections followed the re-election of President Félix Tshisekedi at the 2023 presidential election as well as the legislative and provincial elections held concurrently, with the results of the latter leading to the complete renewal of 22 of the 26 electoral colleges responsible for electing senators.

Electoral system

The Senate has 108 elected seats with four seats per province and eight for the city-province of Kinshasa. The members of a provincial assembly make up the electoral college that elects the senators of that province. Provincial assemblies can have between 18 and 48 members depending on voter registration totals.

Senators are elected for the term of five years, renewable, by indirect multi-member proportional voting with open lists and a single preferential vote. The distribution is done according to the largest remainder method. Each senator is elected with two substitutes.

Former elected Presidents of the Republic are by right senators for life. Joseph Kabila is the first president of the Third Republic to have become so in 2019.

Results

Elected Senate seats by party

Party		Seats
		Total	29 April 2024	24 May	26 May	2 April 2025
	Independent	27	21	1	4	1
	UDPS/Tshisekedi	15	13	1	1
	AB	6	5			1
	AFDC-A	6	5	1
	AACPG	5	3	1		1
	MLC	5	4			1
	2A/TDC	4	2			2
	A24	4	4
	A/VK2018	3	3
	Ensemble	3	3
	A/A-UNC	2	1	1
	AA/C	2	1		1
	AAAP	2	2
	ANB	2	2
	AVC-A	2	2
	CDER	2	1			1
	FPAU	2	1	1
	4AC	1	1
	A/B50	1			1
	A1	1	1
	A3A	1	1
	AAAD	1	1
	AAeC	1			1
	ACP-A	1	1
	AN	1	1
	APCF	1	1
	ARDEV-A	1	1
	ART&A	1	1
	ATUA	1	1
	AV	1	1
	CDC/R	1				1
	CFC	1		1
	MSL	1		1
Total		108	84	8	8	8
Data source: CENI [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Elected senators

Province	Senator-elect		Party
Bas-Uélé	Carole Agito  [ fr ] (inc.)		Independent
	Aminata Namasia		AB
	Norbert Gebanga		UDPS/Tshisekedi
	Eddy Pascal Sinango		Independent
Équateur	Jonas Mukamba		FPAU
	Jean Paul Boketsu		UDPS/Tshisekedi
	Jean-Claude Baende		Independent
	Gabriel Bolenge		MSL
Haut-Katanga	Danny Kabongo		UDPS/Tshisekedi
	Salomon Kalonda Della		Ensemble
	Jacques Kyabula  [ fr ] (sub1: Christian Kunda  [ fr ])		ARDEV-A
	Sama Lukonde		Independent
Haut-Lomami	Gracia Yamba (sub2: Arsène Yamba)		Independent
	Alain Ilunga (inc.)		Independent
	Isabelle Kabamba (inc.)		AAAP
	Dany Banza} (sub1: Hervé Nkulu)		AB
Haut-Uélé	Anna Kumbodimo		Independent
	Christophe Baseane  [ fr ]		Independent
	Prospère Mangbukele		A1
	Jean Pierre Batumoko (inc.)		A/VK2018
Ituri	Idi Tabani		AFDC-A
	Noella Bachebandey		A/A-UNC
	Samuel Adubang'o  [ fr ] (sub1: Michel Remo)		AACPG
	Daniel Banio  [ fr ]		CFC
Kasaï	Joseph Ngalamulume		AFDC-A
	Hubert Mbingho  [ fr ]		AA/C
	Gaston Nkole		AACPG
	Clément Muya		2A/TDC
Kasaï-Central	Jean Tshisekedi		APCF
	Cedric Ngindu		Independent
	Jean Muntuabu		UDPS/Tshisekedi
	Sylvain Mukengeshayi		A3A
Kasaï-Oriental	José Kalala		AV
	Alphonse Ngoyi		AFDC-A
	José Mpanda		A24
	Guy Kabombo (sub1: Pierre Kanda)		UDPS/Tshisekedi
Kinshasa	Augustin Kabuya (sub1: Roger Tshisekedi)		UDPS/Tshisekedi
	Gérard Mulumba		UDPS/Tshisekedi
	Micke Kabasele		UDPS/Tshisekedi
	Gentiny Ngobila  [ fr ]		Independent
	Jacques Lunguana		MLC
	Arlette Bahati		AFDC-A
	Ivan Kazadi		Independent
	Anne Mbuguje		AVC-A
Kongo Central	Didier Budimbu (sub1: Paoline Nkunku)		AVC-A
	Pascal Kinduelo  [ fr ]		UDPS/Tshisekedi
	Nefertiti Ngudianza  [ fr ] (inc.)		AAAP
	Baby Vangu		A/VK2018
Kwango	Simon Naa Ikamba		Independent
	Platini Luheto		Independent
	Willy Bitwisila (sub1: Jeancy Diahoya)		Independent
	Justin Kapenda		Independent
Kwilu	Papy Labila		2A/TDC
	Willy Itsundala		AACPG
	Jean-Philibert Mabaya (inc.)		CDC/R
	Marianne Bakiele		Independent
Lomami	Jonas Kalambayi		UDPS/Tshisekedi
	Florence Muleka		ATUA
	Pius Muabilu		AACPG
	Adolphe Lumanu		ACP-A
Lualaba	Michel Kanyimbu		ART&A
	Norbert Naweji		Ensemble
	Célestin Mashata		A24
	Fifi Masuka  [ fr ] (sub1: Joe Saini)		A24
Mai-Ndombe	Anicet Babanga  [ fr ]		AA/C
	Aimé Pascal Mongo (sub1: Marcus Makani) [14]		AAeC
	Herman Mutima		Independent
	Adonis Ngambani		Independent
Maniema	Idrissa Mangala		UDPS/Tshisekedi
	Faustin Luanga		Independent
	Justin Kalumba		AACPG
	Pascal Omana  [ fr ]		A24
Mongala	Jean-Pierre Lihau (sub1: Gaspar Monganga)		UDPS/Tshisekedi
	Elise Bokumwana  [ fr ] (sub1: Claude Bossio)		FPAU
	Aimé Sakombi Molendo (sub1: Bienvenu Essimba)		A/A-UNC
	Michel Lingepo		MLC
Nord-Ubangi	Michel Kobanga		AB
	Basile Bale (inc.)		MLC
	Giala Mobutu  [ fr ] (inc.)		2A/TDC
	Anastasie Ngbako		CDER
North Kivu	Papy Mumbere Machozi		Independent
	Jacquemin Shabani (sub1: Janvier Kasiwa) [15]		UDPS/Tshisekedi
	Jean-Marie Kasereka		A/B50
	Célestin Vunabandi  [ fr ] (inc.)		Independent
Sankuru	René Kalala (sub1: Richard Kimbulu)		Independent
	Jules Lodi		UDPS/Tshisekedi
	Bernard Mpetshi		2A/TDC
	Christophe Lutundula		AB
South Kivu	Norbert Basengezi  [ fr ]		AN
	Modeste Bahati (inc.)		AFDC-A
	Eustache Muhanzi		A/VK2018
	Aristide Bulakali		UDPS/Tshisekedi
Sud-Ubangi	Alexis Mondonge		Independent
	Nadine Boboy		Independent
	Jean-Lucien Bussa (sub1: Willy Bussa)		CDER
	Françoise Bemba  [ fr ] (inc)		MLC
Tanganyika	Vicky Katumwa (inc.)		AFDC-A
	Christine Mwando  [ fr ] (inc.)		Ensemble
	Patrice Pungwe		AB
	Kilele Ramazani [9]		4AC
Tshopo	Renabel Kayala		AAAD
	Jean Bamanisa		MLC
	Jean-Pierre Daruwezi  [ fr ]		Independent
	Madeleine Nikomba  [ fr ]		ANB
Tshuapa	Pancrace Boongo		AB
	Guy Loando (sub1: Cathy Botema (inc.))		ANB
	Moise Ekumbo		Independent
	Corneille Isenge		Independent
Source: CENI [7] [8] [10] [11] [12] [13]

29 April results

On 29 April twenty senate elections combined for the first time with gubernatorial elections, took place without incident. The CENI published the provisional results for the Senate on 30 April and these were confirmed by the Constitutional Court on 16 May. ^{[7] [16]}

Of the 84 senators elected, only the three from Ensemble are in the opposition, ^[17] eight were incumbents—of which six women, and three were also elected governor. To become governor, the governors-elect of Haut-Katanga, Kwango, and Lualaba had to relinguish their senate seats to the benefit of their substitutes. ^[18]

References

1. "Kinshasa : la CENI reporte les élections sénatoriales au 29 avril". Radio Okapi (in French). 15 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
2. "RDC : les élections sénatoriales reportées au 29 avril suite aux contraintes financières". www.digitalcongo.net. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
3. CENI (4 April 2024). "Communique de presse N° 020/CENI/2024" (PDF). ceni.cd (Press release) (in French). Calendar no. 81,32. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
4. CENI (6 May 2024). "Communique de presse N° 032/CENI/2024" (Press release) (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2024– via Facebook.
5. CENI (6 May 2024). "Communique de presse N° 033/CENI/2024" (Press release) (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2024– via Facebook.
6. "Élections des sénateurs et gouverneurs : publication du calendrier pour le Kwilu et le Nord-Ubangi". Radio Okapi (in French). 15 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
7. CENI (30 April 2024). Publication des résultats provisoires des élections des sénateurs, gouverneurs et vice-gouverneurs [Publication of the provisional results of the elections for senators, governors and vice-governors] (video) (in French). Event occurs at 9:52. Retrieved 9 May 2024– via YouTube.
8. Lists of candidates for senator available at the CENI website. See for example the list of governor candidates of Lualaba province.
9. "Elections sénatoriales au Tanganyika : les résultats du vote manuel et électronique divergent et suscitent la confusion". Radio Okapi (in French). 3 May 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
10. CENI (24 May 2024). "Communique de presse N° 036/CENI/2024" (Press release) (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2024– via Facebook.
11. CENI (25 May 2024). RECTIFICATIF | Publication des résultats provisoires à l'élection des Sénateurs dans la circonscription électorale de l'Equateur [CORRECTION | Publication of provisional results for the election of Senators in the electoral district of Equateur.] (video) (in French). Event occurs at 4:47. Retrieved 26 May 2024– via Facebook.
12. CENI (26 May 2024). "Communique de presse N° 040/CENI/2024" (Press release) (in French). Retrieved 26 May 2024– via Facebook.
13. CENI (2 April 2025). "Communique de presse N° 008/CENI/2025" (PDF) (Press release) (in French). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
14. Bola, Orman (9 July 2024). "Sénat : le mandat de Marcus Makani sera validé ce mardi". Mai-NdombeNews.net (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
15. Mutulwa, Magloire (30 May 2024). "Goma : l'Unigom célèbre la nomination de Jacquemain Shabani au gouvernement et espère Janvier Kasiwa au Sénat". La Gazette du Continent (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
16. "Contentieux des sénatoriales : La Cour Constitutionnelle déboute tous les requérants". 7sur7.cd (in French). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
17. Kisimba, Dorian (3 May 2024). "Sénat: Kalonda, Mwando et Naweji, les trois contre la team de l'USN". AfricaNews (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
18. Kamukenj, Paul Claudel (16 May 2024). "Sénat : ouverture de la session inaugurale de la nouvelle législature, Jacques Kyabula cède son siège à Christian Kunda Mutoki". Le Tambour (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2024.