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Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Coordinates: 4°19′56″S 15°18′11″E / 4.3322°S 15.3031°E / -4.3322; 15.3031
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Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Parlement de la République démocratique du Congo
Type
Type
HousesNational Assembly
Senate
Leadership
Sama Lukonde
since 12 August 2024
Vital Kamerhe
since 24 May 2024
Seats609 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
Palais du Peuple (Kinshasa)
Website
www.assemblee-nationale.cd
www.senat.cd

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 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, 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

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References

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  1. ^ "After Election Upheaval, DRC Inaugurates New Parliament". 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,[...]"
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