Marcel Kalla
Marcel Kalla is a Congolese politician who has served as a Deputy in the National Assembly of Congo-Brazzaville since 2012.
Political career
[edit]In the June–August 2007 parliamentary election, Kalla stood as an independent candidate in Mabombo constituency, located in Bouenza Region. In the first round of voting, Kalla placed first with 31.25% of the vote, ahead of Christophe Moukouéké, the candidate of the main opposition party, the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS), who received 27.42%.[1] Initial results for the second round showed that Kalla won the seat, defeating Moukouéké. However, UPADS contested the result in Mabombo and four other constituencies.[2] On 13 August 2007, Francois Ibovi, the Minister of Territorial Administration, announced a correction in the results for Mabombo, stating that Moukouéké had actually won the seat with 59.01% of the vote;[3][4] the previously announced result was attributed to a clerical error.[4]
In the July–August 2012 parliamentary election, Kalla stood as the candidate of the Congolese Labour Party (PCT) in Mabombo and won the seat with 57.14% of the vote,[5] defeating Moukouéké.[6]
Standing as a PCT candidate, Kalla was elected as a local councillor in Mabombo in the September 2014 local elections.[7]
In the July 2017 parliamentary election, he was re-elected to the National Assembly as the PCT candidate in Mabombo, winning the seat in the first round with 57% of the vote.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Gankama N'Siah, "Les circonscriptions les plus difficiles du deuxième tour", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 18 July 2007 (in French).
- ^ "L’UPADS accuse le pouvoir d’avoir fait un hold-up électoral au Congo", Panapress, 12 August 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Un candidat de l'opposition repêché après rectificatif au Congo", Panapress, 13 August 2007 (in French).
- ^ a b Thierry Noungou, "Le gouvernement annonce la victoire de Christophe Moukouéké aux législatives de Mabombo", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 13 August 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Résultats du premier tour des élections législatives 2012", La Semaine Africaine, 24 July 2012 (in French).
- ^ Cyr Armel Yabbat-Ngo, "Commentaire : Elections législatives: débâcle annoncée de l’opposition ou désaveu de l’opinion?", La Semaine Africaine, 31 July 2012 (in French).
- ^ "Résultats des élections locales du 28 septembre 2014", ADIAC, 6 October 2014 (in French).
- ^ "Les résultats tels que publiés par le ministre de l’intérieur et de la décentralisation", La Semaine Africaine, number 3,711, 25 July 2017, page 7 (in French).