Alliance of the Presidential Majority
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The Alliance of the Presidential Majority is a political alliance formed by supporters of President-elect Joseph Kabila
following the 2006 general elections
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. This bloc currently holds the majority of seats in the National Assembly
with 332 out of 500 seats.
Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila Kabange is a Congolese politician who has been President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 2001. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila...
following the 2006 general elections
Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2006
General elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 30, 2006, the first multiparty elections in the country in 41 years. Voters went to the polls to elect both a new President of the Republic and a new National Assembly, the lower-house of the Parliament.The polls were...
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. This bloc currently holds the majority of seats in the National Assembly
National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Composition of the National Assembly...
with 332 out of 500 seats.
See also
- Union for the NationUnion for the Nation (Democratic Republic of the Congo)The Union for the Nation is a Congolese electoral bloc formed by over 50 opposition supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba, who was the major candidate in the 2006 presidential election and succeeding run-off against Joseph Kabila and is now a member of the Senate....