Talk:2019 Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election

Questions of Existence and of Results
First of all: While the World Factbook is a RS source, I have yet to see any confirmation of this election. I have looked around a lot, too.

Second of all: If this election was held, what were the results?


 * Svyatoslav (talk) 21:48, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

So? Did it take place?
--Damián A. Fernández Beanato (talk) 16:20, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, according to the IPU. A full list of the elected candidates is available here. Number   5  7  16:33, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Ok, then changed to past tense. --Damián A. Fernández Beanato (talk) 16:47, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Actually, my mistake, that's the wrong Congo... Number   5  7  16:50, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh! Reverting... --Damián A. Fernández Beanato (talk) 16:53, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

The elections have not taken place yet. Romanov loyalist (talk) 02:11, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

Questions regarding democratic transition
"This was the first democratic transition of power in the DRC since it gained independence from Belgium in 1960." I'm not sure if this statement is true or, at the very least, it might give the wrong impression (and not to mention the "democratic" nature of these elections has been put in doubt). The Congo held elections in 1965, which led to the convening of a new legislature. There were problems regarding the formation of a new government though, and a back-and-forth tug of war over who would be awarded the premiership ultimately led to Mobutu's coup. -Indy beetle (talk) 23:05, 20 October 2019 (UTC)