Republic of the Congo · Government
Government and administration in Republic of the 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 term, renewable twice under the 2015 text.
- Legislative — National Assembly and Senate
- 151 deputies; senators elected by local councils.
- Judicial — Supreme Court and Constitutional Court
- Conseil supérieur de la magistrature governs the career.
- Local — Twelve departments
- Departmental councils with devolved competences.
How legislation is made
Bills are examined in committee and plenary in both chambers, with disagreement resolved by joint commission. The President promulgates; the Constitutional Court may be seised before promulgation.
Enforcement institutions
- Police nationale and Gendarmerie
- Policing under Interior and Defence ministries.
- Parquet
- Prosecution service attached to the courts.
- Commission nationale de lutte contre la corruption
- Anti-corruption oversight.
Government bodies and regulators
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