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  • Congo, Democratic Republic of People
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  • Congo, Democratic Republic of History

    Government
    Type: Republic--highly centralized with legislative and executive power vested in the president.
    Independence: June 30, 1960 (from Belgium).
    Constitution: June 24, 1967; amended August 1974; revised February 15, 1978; amended April 1990; transitional constitution promulgated April 1994; Constitutional Act promulgated May 1997; draft constitution proposed but not finalized March 1998; transitional constitution adopted on April 2, 2003.
    Branches: Executive--President is head of state and head of government, assisted by four vice presidents. Cabinet--35-member executive appointed by signatories to the December 17, 2002 all-inclusive agreement. There is no prime minister. Legislative--A transitional parliament is based in Kinshasa; members are appointed by signatories to the December 17, 2002 all-inclusive agreement. Judicial--Supreme Court (Cour Supreme).
    Administrative subdivisions: Ten provinces and the capital city, Kinshasa. A provincial governor, who is appointed and dismissed by the president, administers each province.
    Political parties: President Joseph Kabila’s party is Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et le Developpement (PPRD) . Main opposition parties include Union pour la Democratie et le Progres Social (UDPS), Forces du Futur (FDF), Forces Novatrices pour l'Union et la Solidarite (FONUS), Parti Democrate Social Chretien (PDSC), Mouvement Social Democratie et Developpement (MSDD), Mouvement Populaire de la Revolution--Fait Prive (MPR-FP), Union des Nationalistes et des Federalistes Congolais (UNAFEC), and Mouvement National Congolais/ Lumumba (MNC/L). Former rebel movements-turned-political parties include the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie (RCD), Mouvement pour la Liberation du Congo (MLC), and independent splinter groups of the RCD (RCD-ML, RCD-N).
    Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory.


    Democratic Republic of the Congo Government
    Multi-party elections in the D.R.C. have not been held since 1960. A transitional constitution was adopted on April 4, 2003. Extensive executive, legislative, and military powers are vested in the president and vice presidents. The legislature does not have the power to overturn the government through a vote of no confidence. The judiciary is independent; the president has the power to dismiss and appoint judges. The president is head of a 35-member cabinet of ministers.

    President Joseph Kabila has made significant progress in liberalizing domestic political activity, establishing a transitional government, and undertaking economic reforms in cooperation with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, serious human rights problems remain in the security services and justice system. The eastern part of the country is characterized by ongoing violence and armed conflict, which has created a humanitarian disaster and contributed to civilian deaths (more than 3 million, according to a prominent international NGO).

    source: http://www.state.gov

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of People
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of Geography
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of Economy
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of History