All 137 seats in the National Assembly 69 seats needed for a majority
Registered
3,390,940
Turnout
81.79%
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Second party
Third party
Leader
Patrice Lumumba
Antoine Gizenga
Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Party
MNC-Lumumba
PSA
ABAKO
Seats won
33
13
12
Popular vote
521,187
278,971
210,542
Percentage
23.44%
12.54%
9.47%
Elected Prime Minister
Patrice Lumumba
MNC-Lumumba
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General elections were held in the Belgian Congo on 22 May 1960, in order to create a government to rule the country following independence as the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Léopoldville), scheduled for 30 June. The 137-seat Chamber of Deputies was elected by men over the age of 21. The seats were filled by district-based lists,[1] although only two parties, the Mouvement National Congolais-Lumumba (MNC-L) and the Parti National du Progrès, submitted lists in more than one district.
The MNC-L, led by Patrice Lumumba, won the most seats and Lumumba was confirmed as Prime Minister by Parliament after forming a coalition that included the Parti Solidaire Africain, Centre de Regroupment Africain and other parties.[1][2] Voter turnout was 82%.[3]
Following the election, an 84-seat Senate was elected by Provincial Assembly members, and the two chambers elected Joseph Kasa-Vubu of ABAKO as President after some days of turmoil.[4]
^ abDRC: 1960 National Assembly results EISA
^"BELGIAN CONGO: Nightmare". Time. 1960-06-13. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on October 8, 2010. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
^Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p291 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
^"BELGIAN CONGO: A Blight at Birth". Time. 1960-06-27. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on October 8, 2010. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
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