The Parliament of the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
consists of two chambers:
*The
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
(
Upper Chamber
An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restri ...
)
*The
National Assembly
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(
Lower Chamber)
See also
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Politics of the Republic of the Congo
Politics of the Republic of the Congo takes place in a framework of a unitary semi-presidential republic, whereby the President is the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of government, of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive pow ...
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List of legislatures by country
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External links
National Assembly
References
Congo, Republic of
Politics of the Republic of the Congo
Political organisations based in the Republic of the Congo
Government of the Republic of the Congo
Congo, Republic
Congo, Republic of
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