Results:

Seats won in this election:*

• Joint Front for Congo (FCC):    341
• Lamuka:    112
• Heading for Change:    47

* The Joint Front for Congo is a pro-Joseph KABILA bloc; Lamuka is a coalition led by Martin FAYULU; and Heading for Change is led by Felix TSHISEKEDI. A more detailed seat breakdown will be added when it is available.

At stake in this election:

• 500 seats in the National Assembly

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Joseph KABILA
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Bruno TSHIBALA
• Assembly: Democratic Republic of the Congo has a bicameral Parliament (Parlement) consisting of the Senate (Sénat) with 108 seats and the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 500 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a semi-presidential republic. The President is directly elected through a First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) system for  a 5-year term that is renewable only once.
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, usually from the majority party or coalition in the National Assembly.
• In the Senate (Sénat) 108 members are indirectly elected by provincial assemblies through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.
• In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale), there are 62 single member constituencies and 438 multi-member constituencies. In single-member constituencies, the winner is decided by simple majority via FPTP.  In multi-member constituencies (two or more seats), a single vote is cast for open proportional representation lists.  All members of the National Assembly serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Coalition: People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy / Parti de Peuple pour la Reconstruction et la Democratie (PPRD)
  • Leader: Joseph KABILA
• Party: Engagement for Citizenship and Development Party / Partie d’Engagement pour la Citoyenneté et le Développement
  • Leader: Martin FAYULU
• Party: Union for Democracy and Social Porgress / Union pour la Démocratie et la progrés social (UDPS)
  • Leader: Felix TSHISEKEDI
• Party: Union for the Congolese Nation / Union pour la Nation Conglaise (UNC)
  • Leader: Vital KAMERHE
• Party: Together for Change / Ensemble pour le Changement
  • Leader: Moise KATUMBI
• Party: Movement for the Liberation of the Congo / Mouvement de Libération du Congo (MLC)
  • Leader: Jean-Pierre BEMBA
• Party: Our Congo / Congo Na Biso (CNB)
  • Leader: Freddy MATUNGULU

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 84,004,989 (2018 est.)
• Registered Voters: 40,371,439 ( As of April 4, 2018)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 42,084,693 (2018 est.)
• Is the Democratic Republic of the Congo a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)
• Has the Democratic Republic of the Congo ratified CEDAW: Yes (17 October 1986)
• Gender Quota: Yes
• Female candidates in this election:
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 44 (National Assembly); 5 (Senate)
• Human Development Index Position: 176 (2018)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very High (2014)

Disability Data:

• Is the Democratic Republic of the Congo a signatory to CRPD: No
• Has ratified CRPD: Yes (30 September 2015 accession)
• Population with a disability: 11,906,270 (2018 est.)