CAR – By-elections

In the Central African Republic legislative by-elections were held on 4 September. They were caused by the annulment by the Constitutional Court of the results in 14 constituencies at the election in March.

As usual, information is difficult to come by. However, there is a report here. According to the report, the National Convergence “Kwa na Kwa” (KNK) party of President Bozizé won 8 seats. Three independents, quite likely close to KNK, were returned and there was one seat each for the Mouvement de Libération du Peuple Centrafricain (MLPC), the Parti pour la Démocratie en Centrafrique (PAD) and the Parti Social Démocrate (PSD).

The opposition, now under the umbrella of the Front pour l’Annulation et la Reprises des Elections (FARE-2011), boycotted the vote, claiming that the original legislative elections were fraudulent.

The KNK has an overwhelming majority in the legislature.

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