Parliament 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 | |
| Type | |
| Houses | National Assembly Senate |
| Leadership | |
Sama Lukonde since 12 August 2024 | |
Vital Kamerhe since 24 May 2024 | |
| Seats | 609 members (500 and 109) |
| Elections | |
| Coexistence: Open list proportional representation with the largest remainder method in multi-member constituencies and first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies | |
| Indirectly elected | |
| Meeting place | |
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| Palais du Peuple (Kinshasa) | |
| Website | |
| www www | |
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| United Nations Mission |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo portal |
4°19′56″S 15°18′11″E / 4.3322°S 15.3031°E
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". 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,[...]"