National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
National Assembly Assemblée nationale | |
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Political groups |
People's Party for Peace and Democracy (PPPD): 29 seats Alliance for Renewal in Congo (ARC): 16 seats Alliance of the Democratic Forces of Congo (AFDC): 15 seats Rally for the Reconstruction of Congo (RRC): 11 seats Awakening of Consciousness for Work and Development (ECT): 11 seats Movement for the Integrity of the People (MIP): 10 seats National Union of Democratic Federalists (UNADEF): 6 seats Union of Nationalist Federalists of Congo (UNAFEC): 6 seats Other parties: 172 seats Independents: 16 seats
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Elections | |
Last election | 28 November 2011 |
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Assemblée nationale Palais du Peuple Kinshasa |
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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.[1]
It is located at the People's Palace in Kinshasa.
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
- District des Plateaux
Bas-Congo
Équateur
Kasaï-Occidental
Kasaï-Oriental
- Villes de Mbuji-Mayi (11), Mwene-Ditu (2)
- District de Kabinda
- District de la Sankuru
- Territoires de Katako-Kombe (2), Kole (2), Lodja (3), Lomela (1), Lubefu (1), Lusambo (1)
- District de Tshilenge
Katanga
- Towns of Lubumbashi (10), Kolwezi (3), Likasi (3)
- District of Kolwezi
- Territories of Lubudi (2), Mutshatsha (1)
- District of Lualaba
- District of Haut-Katanga
- District of Haut-Lomami
- District of Tanganyika
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
Nord-Kivu
Orientale
Sud-Kivu
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.
See also
References
- ↑ United Nations Web Services Section (2007-01-27). "Address to the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Kinshasa on 27 January". Un.org. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
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