Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo explained

Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native Name:	Parlement de la République démocratique du Congo
Coa Pic:	Coat of Arms Democratic Republic of Congo.png
Coa Res:	100px
House Type:	Bicameral
Election1:	5 March 2021
Election2:	3 February 2021
Members:	608 members (500 and 108)
Structure1 Res:	250px
Voting System1:	single-member constituency and party list proportional representation (most open type)
Voting System2:	indirectly elected
Session Room:	Palais de la nation Kinshasa (8756656913).jpg
Session Res:	250px
Website:

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. Web site: After Election Upheaval, DRC Inaugurates New Parliament | Voice of America - English. 28 January 2019 .
2. Web site: After election upheaval, DR Congo inaugurates new parliament. 30 September 2020 .
3. Web site: After election upheaval, DR Congo inaugurates new Parliament.
4. Web site: COVID-19 kills 32 members of Congo's parliament. Reuters. 2021-05-28. 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