Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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bicameral legislature national legislature

The Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the country’s national bicameral legislature, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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Label	Occurrences
Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo canonical	2

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature ⓘ national legislature ⓘ
canRemove	government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo through motions of no confidence ⓘ
composition	elected representatives of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
constitutionalFunction	represents the sovereign people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
constitutionalStatus	supreme legislative authority at the national level ⓘ
country	Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
elects	Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (through confidence and political majority mechanisms) ⓘ
establishedBy	Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
governmentBranch	legislative branch of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
hasComponent	National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
hasPower	to conduct parliamentary inquiries ⓘ to pass ordinary laws ⓘ to pass organic laws ⓘ to question government ministers ⓘ
hasWebsite	official website of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (URL may change over time) ⓘ
houseType	National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ surface form: lower house: National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo upper house: Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
jurisdiction	Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	French ⓘ
legalSystemContext	civil law system of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
legislativeChamber	National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
meetsIn	Kinshasa ⓘ
meetsInBuilding	Palais du Peuple ⓘ
meetsInTimeZone	Central Africa Time ⓘ
oversightMechanism	committees of inquiry ⓘ motions of censure ⓘ oral and written questions to the government ⓘ
relatedInstitution	Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
role	amends the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo under specified procedures ⓘ approves the national budget ⓘ enacts national legislation ⓘ oversees the government ⓘ ratifies international treaties ⓘ
sessionType	extraordinary sessions ⓘ ordinary sessions ⓘ
supervises	actions of the executive branch of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
typeOfRepresentation	popular representation at the national level ⓘ
votingSystemLowerHouse	party‑list proportional representation ⓘ
votingSystemUpperHouse	indirect election by provincial assemblies ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Kinshasa → isSeatOf → Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ

Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → legislature → Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ