Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bicameral legislature of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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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 | |
Aimé Boji since 14 November 2025 | |
| 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 | |
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]
