DR Congo · Government
Government and administration in DR Congo
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Executive — President and Prime Minister
- Five-year presidential term, renewable once.
- Legislative — National Assembly and Senate
- 500 deputies; senators elected by provincial assemblies.
- Judicial — Constitutional Court, Court of Cassation, Council of State
- Conseil supérieur de la magistrature governs the career.
- Local — 26 provinces
- Provincial assemblies and governors with devolved competences.
How legislation is made
Bills pass both chambers; persistent disagreement is resolved by a joint commission or a final National Assembly vote. The President promulgates within the constitutional period, and the Constitutional Court may be seised beforehand.
Enforcement institutions
- Police nationale congolaise
- National police service.
- Parquet général
- Prosecutors direct criminal investigation.
- Inspection générale des finances
- Public finance and anti-corruption oversight.
Government bodies and regulators
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