National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the country’s primary legislative chamber, composed of elected representatives responsible for making national laws and overseeing the executive branch.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ
abbreviation Assemblée nationale (RDC) ⓘ
budgetaryPower votes the finance law ⓘ
canBeDissolvedBy President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006) ⓘ
country Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
electoralBodyFor some members of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
electoralCycle general elections every 5 years ⓘ
electoralDistrictType multi‑member constituencies ⓘ
single‑member constituencies ⓘ
elects its bureau (presiding officers) ⓘ
establishedInPeriod Third Republic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
governmentTypeContext semi‑presidential republic ⓘ
hasChamber Plenary of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
hasCommittee ad hoc committees ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ
hasNumberOfMembers 500 ⓘ
hasPower amends legislation ⓘ
initiates legislation ⓘ
ratifies international treaties ⓘ
hasQuorumRule requires presence of majority of members for decisions ⓘ
hasUpperHouse Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
headedBy President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
isUnicameral no ⓘ
jurisdiction national laws of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
languageUsed French ⓘ
lastElectionYear 2018 ⓘ
legislativePeriod 5th legislature of the Third Republic ⓘ
locatedIn Kinshasa ⓘ
meetsIn Palais du Peuple, Kinshasa ⓘ
meetsInCity Kinshasa ⓘ
nativeName Assemblée nationale de la République démocratique du Congo ⓘ
nextElectionScheduledFor 2023 ⓘ
oversightInstrument motions of no confidence ⓘ
oral and written questions to the government ⓘ
parliamentary inquiries ⓘ
partOf Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
role approves the national budget ⓘ
can pass motions of censure against the government ⓘ
enacts national legislation ⓘ
oversees the executive branch ⓘ
supervises Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
symbol coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
termLength 5 years ⓘ
votingSystem first‑past‑the‑post ⓘ
party‑list proportional representation ⓘ
website https://www.assemblee-nationale.cd ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → lowerHouse → National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → hasComponent → National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → legislativeChamber → National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → houseType → lower house: National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
linked to: National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → mustEnjoyConfidenceOf → National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → isAccountableTo → National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → establishes → National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Vital Kamerhe → partOf → National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
MLC → representedIn → National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003–2006) → legislature → Transitional National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
linked to: National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → sharesLegislativePowerWith → National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → cooperatesWith → National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → hasChamber → Plenary of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
linked to: National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → abbreviation → Assemblée nationale (RDC) ⓘ
linked to: National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → nativeName → Assemblée nationale de la République démocratique du Congo ⓘ
linked to: National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy → hasRepresentationIn → National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ