First woman elected head of DRC's National Assembly A woman, Jeanine Mabunda, is elected leader of the National Assembly for the first time in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a session boycotted by opposition Members of Parliament. A former minister and an adviser to ex-President Joseph Kabila on combating sexual violence, Ms Mabunda received 375 votes out of 383 votes cast (500 deputies in total). IMAGES of the voting process AND SOUNDBITES of an opposition Member of Parliament and a pro-Mabunda Member of Parliament