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Brief Profiles of Countries, EMBs and Partner Organisations of A-WEB

Information on elections # seats Term of office # candidates / political parties #districts
Presidential Elections 1 5 21 1
National Assembly 500 5 15,369 25

Senate 104 5 25
Local government 780 19,538 25

4. Number of political parties 9. Counting process
400+ Counting takes place at voting stations immedi-
ately after closing. Party agents, candidates’ rep-
5. Number of polling stations resentatives, journalists, observers and witnesses
21,699 polling centers chosen among voters may be present

75,563 polling stations Results are posted outside the polling station by
the presiding officer and transmitted to the com-
6. Voter age
18 pilation centre
At the compilation centre they are checked and
7. Election system
Presidential : directly elected by plurality aggregated. They are transmitted to the CEI for
ratification and are posted outside the compilation
National Assembly: 500 seats elected from multi- centre after ratification.
member plurality constituencies
CEI hears disputes and complaints and aggre-
Senate: 104 seats elected by the Provincial As- gates national elections and announces provision-
semblies by proportional representation; eight al results
from Kinshasa and four from each of the other 24
provinces The results are submitted to the relevant court for
confirmation
Local elections :
8. Opening and closing time of polling stations
Opening: 6 am

Closing: 4 pm

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