
Plenary Chamber of the Senate of the DRC,
at the ''Palais du Peuple''
The 'Senate' is the upper house of the
Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
During the transition period in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003 - 2006), the Senate, aside from its Legislative role, also had the task of drafting the country's new constitution. This task came to fruition with the adoption of the draft in Parliament in May 2005, and its approval by the Congolese people, in a successful democratic referendum on 18 and 19 December 2005.
The current President of the Senate is
Kengo Wa Dondo, elected in May 2007.
Current Senate
Senators were elected under the new constitution on
19 January 2007 by the provincial parliaments of their respective
provinces. The results of the latest election was:
Transitional Senate
See also
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Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
External links
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Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo