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	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
www.assemblee-nationale.cd www.senat.cd

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

• Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• List of legislatures by country

References

1. "After Election Upheaval, DRC Inaugurates New Parliament | Voice of America - English". 28 January 2019.
2. "After election upheaval, DR Congo inaugurates new parliament". 30 September 2020.
3. "After election upheaval, DR Congo inaugurates new Parliament".
4. "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