President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo information
Head of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Not to be confused with President of the Republic of Congo.
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Président de la République démocratique du Congo(French) Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo(Swahili) Mokonzi wa Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki(Lingala)
Presidential Seal
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Félix Tshisekedi since 25 January 2019
Style
His Excellency
Type
Head of state
Residence
Palais de la Nation, Kinshasa
Term length
5 years, renewable once
Formation
30 June 1960
First holder
Joseph Kasavubu
Deputy
President of the Senate
Website
Official website of the President of the DRC
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
Foreign relations
Ministry of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Minister: Christophe Lutundula
Diplomatic missions of / in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Passport
Visa requirements
Visa policy
United Nations Mission
Democratic Republic of the Congo portal
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The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Président de la République démocratique du Congo, Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Lingala: Mokonzi wa Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki) is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
The position of president in the DRC has existed since the first constitution – known as The Fundamental Law – of 1960. However the powers of this position have varied over the years, from a limited shared role in the executive branch, with a prime minister, to a full-blown dictatorship. Under the current constitution, the President exists as the highest institution in a semi-presidential republic. The president is protected by the Republican Guard.The constitutional mandate of the then president, Joseph Kabila, was due to expire on 20 December 2016 but was initially extended by him until the end of 2017[1] and he continued to remain in post until a presidential election was held in December 2018 when Félix Tshisekedi was elected and took office on 24 January 2019.
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