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Congo

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National Assembly

This is a bicameral parliament. Switch to theSenate
Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Parlement (Parliament)
Chamber name
Assemblée nationale (National Assembly)
Structure & Status of parliament This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1981-01
IPU Geopolitical Group/s IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
African Group

Speaker

Official title The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
President of the National Assembly
Speaker
Isidore Mvouba (Male)
Year of birth
1949
Term
19.08.2017
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Secretary General

Official title This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary General
Secretary general
Guillaumette Kiakouama (Female)

Members

Statutory number of members Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
151
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Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
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Directly elected members Directly elected by citizens.
151
Current number of members Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
151
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Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
134
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
17
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
11.26% See historical data for this field.
Statutory number of members per country As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
223 See historical data for this field.
Population (in thousands) Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.
4,996
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Inhabitants per parliamentarian Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.
22,404 See historical data for this field.

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
No
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Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
No
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