Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo information
Political elections for public offices in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Constitution
Human rights
Government
President (list)
Félix Tshisekedi
Government
Prime Minister (list)
Sama Lukonde (outgoing) Judith Suminwa (incoming)
Cabinet
(current cabinet)
Parliament
Senate
President
National Assembly
President
Judiciary
Constitutional Court
Court of Cassation
Council of State
Administrative divisions
Provinces (governors)
Territories
Cities
Sectors
Chiefdoms
Communes
Elections
Recent and upcoming elections
General: 2018
2023
Senate: 2007
2019
2024
Gubernatorial: 2016
2017
2024
Political parties
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Ministry of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Minister: Christophe Lutundula
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Direct elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo occur for the Presidency, National Assembly (lower house of the legislature), and provincial assemblies. The Senate (the upper house), and provincial governors are elected indirectly by members of the provincial assemblies.
Electoral law also provides for the direct election of local councils—commune, sector, and chiefdom—as well as indirect elections for city mayors, city councils, commune burgomasters, and sector chiefs. None of these were held in the first three election cycles under the current system. In the current cycle, as of April 2023, only the election of a limited number of commune councils has occurred.
These elections are run by the Independent National Electoral Commission, often referred to by its French acronym CENI. New elections should be run every five years
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