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The Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo consists of two chambers: The Senate (Upper Chamber), The National Assembly (Lower Chamber)

The Senate (Upper Chamber)

The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During the transition period in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003 - 2006), the Senate, aside from its Legislative role, also had the task of drafting the country's new constitution. This task came to fruition with the adoption of the draft in Parliament in May 2005, and its approval by the Congolese people, in a successful democratic referendum on 18 and 19 December 2005.

The current President of the Senate is Kengo Wa Dondo, elected in May 2007. The Secretary-General is David Byaza Sanda Lutala.

Election

Members of the Senate are indirectly elected based on proportional representation by the Provincial Assemblies. Each of the 25 provinces elects four senators, with the exception of the city-province of Kinshasa, which elects 8. Elected senators serve 5-year terms. Former presidents sit as senators for life by right.

Current Senate

Senators were elected under the new constitution on 19 January 2007 by the provincial parliaments of their respective provinces. The results of the latest election was:

Transitional Senate

The National Assembly (Lower Chamber)

The National Assembly is the lower house and main legislative political body of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was established by the 2006 constitution.

Electoral system

The National Assembly is elected every 5 years by universal suffrage. There are 500 seats, 61 members are elected in single member constituencies while the remaining 439 members are elected in multi member constituencies by open list.

Numbers of deputies for each ville, commune (Kinshasa) and territory

Parentheses contain the number of deputies elected from each subdivision

Bandundu

• Cities of Bandundu (1), Kikwit (3)
• District du Kwango
  • Territories of Feshi (1), Kahemba (1), Kasongo Lunda (2), Kenge (3), Popokabaka (1)
• District du Kwilu
  • Territories of Bagata (2), Bulungu (9), Gungu (3), Idiofa (6), Masi-Manimba (6)
• District du Mai-Ndombe
  • Territories of Inongo (2), Kiri (1), Kutu (2), Oshwe (1)
• District des Plateaux
  • Territories of Bolobo (1), Kwamouth (1), Mushie (1), Yumbi (1)

Bas-Congo

• Villes de Boma (2), Matadi (3)
  • Territoire de Moanda (2)
• District du Bas-fleuve
  • Territoires de Lukula (2), Seke-Banza (2), Tshela (2)
• District des Cataractes
  • Territoires de Luozi (2), Mbanza-Ngungu (4), Songololo (2)
• District de la Lukaya
  • Territoires de Kasangulu (1), Kimvula (1), Madimba (3)

Équateur

• Villes de Gbadolite, (1) Mbandaka (2), Zongo (1)
• District de l'Équateur
  • Territoires de Basankusu (1), Bolomba (1), Bikoro (1), Bomongo (1), Ingende (1), Lukolela (1), Makanza (1)
• District du Nord-Ubangi
  • Territoires de Businga (3), Bosobolo (2), Yakoma (2)
• District du Sud-Ubangi
  • Territoires de Budjala (2), Gemena (7), Kungu (3), Libenge (1)
• District de la Mongala
  • Territoires de Bumba (5), Bongandanga (2), Lisala (3)
• District de la Tshuapa
  • Territoires de Befale (1), Boende (2), Bokungu (1), Djolu (1), Ikela (1), Monkoto (1)

Kasaï-Occidental

• Towns of Kananga (6), Tshikapa (4)
• Kasaï District
  • Territories of Dekese (1), Ilebo (3), Kamonia (9), Luebo (2), Mweka (3)
• Lulua District
  • Territories of Demba (3), Dembelenge (2), Dibaya (2), Kazumba (3), Luiza (3)

Kasaï-Oriental

• Villes de Mbuji-Mayi (11), Mwene-Ditu (2)
• District de Kabinda
  • Territoire de Gandajika (3), Kabinda (3), Kamiji (1), Lubao (2), Luilu (3)
• District de la Sankuru
  • Territoires de Katako-Kombe (2), Kole (2), Lodja (3), Lomela (1), Lubefu (1), Lusambo (1)
• District de Tshilenge
  • Territoires de Kabeya-Kamwanga (1), Katanda (1), Lupatapata (1), Miabi (1), Tshilenge (2)

Katanga

• Towns of Lubumbashi (10), Kolwezi (3), Likasi (3)
• District of Kolwezi
  • Territories of Lubudi (2), Mutshatsha (1)
• District of Lualaba
  • Territories of Dilolo (2), Kapanga (1), Sandoa (2)
• District of Haut-Katanga
  • Territories of Kambove (2), Kasenga (2), Kipushi (2), Mitwaba (1), Pweto (3), Sakania (2)
• District of Haut-Lomami
  • Territories of Bukama (4), Kabongo (4), Kamina (3), Kaniama (1), Malemba-Nkulu (4)
• District of Tanganyika
  • Territories of Kabalo (2), Kalemie (4), Kongolo (4), Manono (3), Moba (3), Nyunzu (1)

Kinshasa

• Communes de Bandalungwa (2), Barumbu (1), Bumbu (2), La Gombe (Kinshasa) (1), Kalamu (3), Kasa-Vubu (1), Kimbanseke (7), Kinshasa (commune) (1), Kintambo (1), Kisenso (2), Lemba (3), Limete (4), Lingwala (1), Makala (2), Maluku (2), Masina (5), Matete (3), Mont Ngafula (2), Ndjili (3), Ngaba (2), Ngaliema (6), Ngiri-Ngiri (1), Nsele (1), Selembao (3)

Maniema

• City of Kindu (2)
• Territories of Kabambare (2), Kaïlo (1), Kasongo (3), Kibombo (1), Lubutu (1), Pangi (2), Punia (1)

Nord-Kivu

• Villes de Beni (3), Butembo (4), Goma (4)
• Territories of Beni (10), Lubero (9), Masisi (8), Rutshuru (9), Walikale (2)

Orientale

• City of Kisangani (5)
• Bas-Uele District
  • Territories of Aketi (1), Ango (1), Bambesa (1), Bondo (2), Buta (1), Poko (1)
• Haut-Uele District
  • Territories of Dungu (8), Faradje (2), Niangara (1), Rungu (3), Wamba (3), Watsa (2)
• Ituri District
  • Territories of Aru (6), Djugu (2), Irumu (5), Mahagi (7), Mambasa (2)
• Tshopo District
  • Territories of Bafwasende (1), Banalia (2), Basoko (2), Isangi (3), Opala (2), Ubundu (2), Yahuma (1)

Sud-Kivu

• Ville de Bukavu (6)
• Territoires de Fizi (3), Idjwi (1), Kabare (4), Kalehe (4), Mwenga (4), Shabunda (1), Uvira (6), Walungu (5)

Transitional Assembly

Prior to the 2006 election, the National Assembly was an appointed body consisting of representatives of the difference parties to the peace agreement that ended the Second Congo War.

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