Gubernatorial elections took place in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2024 to elect the governors and vice-governors of Kinshasa and the 23 provinces not under state of siege (North Kivu and Ituri provinces are currently under military/police administration). A candidate governor and vice-governor are elected together on one ticket by indirect ballot by the members of the provincial assembly using a two-round system were the second round is used to select between the top two tickets of the first round if no ticket gets an absolute majority.
The elections will take place in four parts. The elections of the governors of Kinshasa and 19 provinces will be held April 29 at the same time as the senate elections. This is followed by the election of the governor of Equateur on May 24 and, on May 26, of the one of Mai-Ndombe. The elections of the last two governors, of Kwilu and Nord-Ubangi, are scheduled for April 2, 2025.
These elections follow 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 provincial assemblies whose members are responsible for electing governors.
Results + Total governor seats per party Party Seats Total April 292024 Runoff May 24 May 29 April 22025 Independent 16 13 1 1 1 AB 2 2 UDPS/Tshisekedi 2 2 AACPG 1 1 AFDC-A 1 1 ANB 1 1 ARDEV-A 1 1 Total 24 19 1 1 1 2
Summary of individual elections Province Number of Governor-elect Votes Party Bas-Uélé 7 18 Mike Mukeni Independent Équateur 18 21 Independent Haut-Katanga 16 48 ARDEV-A Haut-Lomami 4 26 AB Haut-Uélé 4 20 Independent Kasaï 2 33 Crispin Mukendi UDPS/Tshisekedi Kasaï-Central 9 34 Joseph Moïse K'ambulu Independent Kasaï-Oriental 13 24 Jean Paul Mbuebua UDPS/Tshisekedi Kinshasa 31 48 Independent Kongo Central 14 40 Grâce Nkuanga Independent Kwango 4 24 Willy Bitwisila Independent Kwilu 16 47 Philippe Akamituna AACPG Lomami 5 27 Iron Van Kalombo Independent Lualaba 6 24 Fifi Masuka Independent Mai-Ndombe 5 18 Lebon Nkoso Independent Maniema 7 22 Moïse Mussa Independent Mongala 5 20 Jean Colins Makaka Independent Nord-Ubangi 6 18 Jean-Bosco Kotongo Independent Sankuru 6 25 Victor Kitenge AB South Kivu 23 48 Jean Jacques Purusi AFDC-A Sud-Ubangi 6 28 Michée Mobonga Independent Tanganyika 5 25 Christian Kitungwa Independent Tshopo 20 29 Paulin Lendongolia Independent Tshuapa 5 18 Armand Yambe ANBMain Source: CENILists of candidates for governor available at the CENI website. See for example the list of governor candidates of Haut-Katanga province.
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