Senate (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Parties Alliances Leader Seats
People 's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy ( Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et la Démocratie ) AMP Joseph Kabila 22
Movement for the Liberation of the Congo ( Mouvement pour la Liberation du Congo ) UpN Jean-Pierre Bemba 14
Forces for Renewal ( Forces du Renouveau ) AMP Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi 7
Rally for Congolese Democracy ( Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie ) 7
Christian Democrat Party ( Parti Démocrate Chrétien ) AMP José Endundo Bononge 6
Convention of Christian Democrats ( Convention des Démocrates Chrétiens ) 3
Social Movement for Renewal ( Mouvement Social pour le Renouveau ) AMP 3
Unified Lumumbist Party ( Parti Lumumbiste Unifié ) AMP Antoine Gizenga 2
Alliance of Congolese Democrats ( Alliance des Démocrates Congolais ) 1
United Congolese Convention ( Convention des Congolais Unis ) AMP 1
Democratic Convention for Development ( Convention Démocrate pour le Développement ) 1
Coalition of Congolese Democrats ( Coalition des Démocrates Congolais ) Jean-Claude Muyambo 1
Convention for the Republic and Democracy ( Convention pour la République et la Démocratie ) UpN 1
Federalist Christian Democracy ( Démocratie Chrétienne Fédéraliste-Convention des Fédéralistes pour la Démocratie Chrétiene ) AMP Venant Tshipasa 1
Social Front of Independent Republicans ( Front Social des Indépendants Républicains ) 1
Liberal Christian Democrats Union ( Union des Libéraux Démocrates Chrétiens ) Raymond Tshibanda 1
National Alliance Party for Unity ( Parti de lAlliance Nationale pour lUnité ) AMP André-Philippe Futa 1
Democratic Socialist Party ( Parti Démocratique Socialiste ) 1
Democratic Social Christian Party ( Parti Democrate Social Chretien ) André Bo-Boliko Lokonga 1
Rally for Economic and Social Development ( Rassemblement pour le Développement Économique et Social ) 1
Previous Senate
Further information : Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election , 2007 Charles Mwando Nsimba addressing the Senate with Léon Kengo presiding , 2009 Senators were elected under the new constitution on 19 January 2007 by the provincial parliaments of their respective provinces . The results of the latest election was :
The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The senate was established in 1960, abolished in 1967 and re-established in 2003. During the transition period in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003 - 2006), the Senate, aside from its Legislative role, also had the task of drafting the country's new constitution. This task came to fruition with the adoption of the draft in Parliament in May 2005, and its approval by the Congolese people, in a successful democratic referendum on 18 and 19 December 2005. The current President of the Senate is Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, elected in July 2019. The Secretary General is David Byaza Sanda Lutala. The most recent Senate was sworn in on January 28, 2019.