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Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the

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Status of Electoral Law


Question:What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
Answer(s): b. Separate legislation
Comments:
Source: Loi électorale (2015): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CD/congo-kinshasa-rdc-loi-electorale-2015/
Verified: 2016/11/03
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Electoral Law covers


Question:The national electoral law covers:
Answer(s): a. National elections
b. Regional elections
c. Local elections
e. Other
Comments: b) Provincial, urban and municipal municipal elections. e) Presidential elections.
Source: Loi électorale (2015): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CD/congo-kinshasa-rdc-loi-electorale-2015/
Verified: 2016/11/03
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Compulsory/voluntary voting


Question:Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
Answer(s): a. Voting is voluntary
Comments:
Source: Loi électorale (2015), articles 5-7: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CD/congo-kinshasa-rdc-loi-electorale-2015/
Verified: 2016/11/03
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Electoral Disputes Agency(ies)


Question:What are the agency(ies) responsible for the first level of formal electoral disputes?
Answer(s): a. Judiciary
Comments: The courts competent to hear election disputes are: - The Constitutional Court, for petitions regarding presidential and legislative elections; - The Administrative Court of Appeal for petitions regarding provincial elections; - The Administrative Tribunal for petitions regarding urban, municipal and local elections.
Source: Loi électorale (2011), Art. 74: http://www.ambardc.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=232%3Aloi-electorale-de-la-rdc&catid=50&Itemid=70 (2012)
Verified: 2016/11/03
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