Congo
Senate
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Notes: Non-participating Member
Structure
Data on parliamentary sessions, parliamentary committees and parliamentary groups.
Sessions
- Number of ordinary sessions of parliament per year
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Three
Dates of parliamentary sessions
| Parliament is usually in ordinary session | Extraordinary sessions can be held | |
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| January | x | |
| February | x | |
| March | x | x |
| April | x | x |
| May | x | |
| June | x | |
| July | x | x |
| August | x | x |
| September | x | |
| October | x | x |
| November | x | x |
| December | x | x |
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Number of days the parliament/chamber met in plenary, per year
This may include virtual sessions.
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Click for historical data
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All languages recognized in the constitution can be used in plenary meetings
Answer “No” includes the countries where only one language is recognized by the Constitution.
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No information available
Committees
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Number of permanent committees
This number does not include sub-committees or joint committees in bicameral parliaments.
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No information available
- Number of permanent joint committees in bicameral parliaments
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No information available
Parliamentary groups
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Parliamentary groups are recognized in the parliamentary rules
“Parliamentary groups” are the primary means by which political parties organize themselves in parliament. They may also be known as “party groups”, “caucuses” or “fractions”. They are different from all-party groups on specific issues, or inter-parliamentary friendship groups.
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Yes
Sources: Rules of Procedure, Section 4
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Number of parliamentary groups
Parliamentary groups are the primary means by which political parties organize themselves in Parliament. They may also be known as “party groups”, “coalitions”, “caucuses” or “factions”. They are different from all-party groups on specific issues, or inter-parliamentary friendship groups.
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6
Notes: However, if the number of opposition Senators does not reach this threshold, they automatically form a political group.
- There is a minimum number of members to form a parliamentary group
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Yes
Sources: Rules of Procedure, art. 61
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Percentage of members required to form a parliamentary group
The percentage is calculated by dividing the minimum number of members required to form a parliamentary group by the statutory number of members of the parliament or chamber.
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8%(2024)
- Independent members can jointly form a parliamentary group
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No information available
- Not applicable. There are no independent members in this parliament/chamber
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No
- Several parties can jointly form a parliamentary group
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No
- Relevant provisions about parliamentary groups in the parliamentary rules of procedure
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Each Senator is a member of the political group to which the political party or political grouping within which he or she was elected belongs.
No Senator may belong to more than one political group.
The elected independent Senator can join the political group of his choice.
A Senator who does not belong to any political group is called a non-registered member.
Sources: Rules of Procedure, Section 4, art. 61-68