Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Parlement de la République démocratique du Congo

Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	National Assembly Senate
Leadership
President of the Senate	Modeste Bahati Lukwebo since 5 March 2021
President of the National Assembly	since 3 February 2021
Seats	608 members (500 and 108)
Elections
National Assembly voting system	single-member constituency and
Senate voting system	indirectly elected
Meeting place

Palais du Peuple (Kinshasa)
Website
www.assemblee-nationale.cd www.senat.cd

Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo


Constitution Human rights
Government President (list) Félix Tshisekedi Government Prime Minister (list) Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Current cabinet
Parliament Senate President National Assembly President
Judiciary Constitutional Court Court of Cassation
Administrative divisions Provinces (governors) Territories Cities Sectors Chiefdoms Communes
Elections Recent elections General: 2011 2018 Senate: 2007 2019 Gubernatorial: 2016 2017 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister: Léonard She Okitundu Diplomatic missions of / in Democratic Republic of the Congo Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
United Nations Mission
Democratic Republic of the Congo portal Other countries
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Coordinates: 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 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[]

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By 28 May 2021, 32 members of the DRC parliament, making up 5% of the MPs, died due to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[4]

References[]

^ "After Election Upheaval, DRC Inaugurates New Parliament | Voice of America - English".
^ "After election upheaval, DR Congo inaugurates new parliament".
^ "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,[...]"

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Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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