Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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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 Mgr Pierre Marini Bodho.
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[edit] Current Senate
- Further information: Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election, 2007
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:
Provisional composition of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo following elections in 2007 [1]
| Party | Alliance | Leader | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) | AMP | Joseph Kabila | 22 |
| Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) | UpN | Jean-Pierre Bemba | 14 |
| Forces for Renewal | AMP | Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi | 7 |
| Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) | 7 | ||
| Christian Democrat Party (PDC) | AMP | José Endundo Bononge | 6 |
| Convention of Christian Democrats (CDC) | 3 | ||
| Social Movement for Renewal (MSR) | AMP | 3 | |
| Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU) | AMP | Antoine Gizenga | 2 |
| Alliance of Congolese Democrats (ADECO) | 1 | ||
| United Congolese Convention (CCU) | AMP | 1 | |
| Democratic Convention for Development (CDD) | 1 | ||
| Coalition of Congolese Democrats (CODECO) | Jean-Claude Muyambo | 1 | |
| Convention for the Republic and Democracy (CRD) | UpN | 1 | |
| Federalist Christian Democracy (DCF-COFEDEC) | AMP | Venant Tshipasa | 1 |
| Social Front of Independent Republicans (FSIR) | 1 | ||
| Liberal Christian Democrats Union (LDC) | Raymond Tshibanda | 1 | |
| National Alliance Party for Unity (PANU) | AMP | André-Philippe Futa | 1 |
| PDS | 1 | ||
| Democratic Social Christian Party (PDSC) | André Bo-Boliko Lokonga | 1 | |
| Rally for Economic and Social Development (RADESO) | 1 | ||
| Rally of Congolese Democrats and Nationalists (RCDN) | UpN | 1 | |
| Rally of Social and Federalist Forces (RSF) | 1 | ||
| Congolese Union for Liberty (UCL) | 1 | ||
| Union of Mobutuist Democrats (UDEMO) | AMP | Nzanga Mobutu | 1 |
| National Union of Christian Democrats (UNADEC) | 1 | ||
| National Union of Federalist Democrats (UNADEF) | Mwando Nsimba | 1 | |
| Independent | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| Total | 108 |
[edit] Transitional Senate
| Seats | |
|---|---|
| Movement for the Liberation of Congo (Mouvement pour la Liberation du Congo) | 22 |
| Government | 22 |
| Political opposition | 22 |
| Congolese Rally for Democracy (Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie) | 21 |
| Civil Society | 21 |
| Maï-Maï | 4 |
| Congolese Rally for Democracy/Kisangani Liberation Movement (Rassemblement des Congolais pour la Démocratie/ Kisangani Mouvement de Libération) | 3 |
| Rally of Congolese for Democracy-National (Rassemblement des Congolais pour la Démocratie – National) | 1 |
| Total | 120 |
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