Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bicameral legislature of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Parlement de la République démocratique du Congo | |
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Type | Bicameral |
Houses | National Assembly Senate |
Leadership | |
Modeste Bahati Lukwebo since 5 March 2021 | |
Christophe Pwanga since 3 February 2021 | |
Seats | 608 members (500 and 108) |
Elections | |
National Assembly voting system | single-member constituency and party list proportional representation (most open type) |
Senate voting system | indirectly elected |
Meeting place | |
Palais du Peuple (Kinshasa) | |
Website | |
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Judiciary
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United Nations Mission |
Democratic Republic of the Congo portal |
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4°19′56″S 15°18′11″E / 4.3322°S 15.3031°E / -4.3322; 15.3031
The Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Parlement de la République Démocratique du Congo) is the legislative branch of the Congolese government. It consists of two chambers:
- The Senate (Upper Chamber)
- The National Assembly (Lower Chamber)
The most recent Parliament was inaugurated on January 28, 2019.[1][2][3]
History
By 28 May 2021, 32 members of the DRC parliament, 5% of the total, had died due to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "After Election Upheaval, DRC Inaugurates New Parliament | Voice of America - English". 28 January 2019.
- ^ "After election upheaval, DR Congo inaugurates new parliament". 30 September 2020.
- ^ "After election upheaval, DR Congo inaugurates new Parliament".
- ^ "COVID-19 kills 32 members of Congo's parliament". Reuters. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-09-20. - The article disambiguates which Congo it is: "Thirty-two members of parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo,[...]"
External links
- Parlement de la Republique Democratique du Congo, Official Site
- National Assembly
- Senate
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