Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo consists of two chambers:
- The Senate (Upper Chamber)
- The National Assembly (Lower Chamber)
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 | |
Modeste Bahati Lukwebo since 5 March 2021 | |
Christophe Pwanga since 3 February 2021 | |
| Seats | 608 members (500 and 108) |
| Elections | |
| single-member constituency and proportional party open list | |
| 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 |
The most recent Parliament was inaugurated on January 28, 2019.[1][2][3]
History
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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