The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
is the basic law governing the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. The Constitution has been changed and/or replaced several times since its independence in 1960
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is now under the regime of the constitution which was approved in a referendum by the Congolese people, and promulgated on February 18, 2006 by President Joseph Kabila
contains the .
New political subdivisions were brought by this constitution. The country is divided in 25 provinces
, and the capital-city of Kinshasa
- to take full-effect 36 months after the official installation of the newly elected President, which occurred on December 6, 2006.
The new motto of the country is : « Justice, Peace, Work ».
Creating and belonging to a political party is a civil and political right for all Congolese people. Political parties
must obey the law on political parties, respect public order and operate in accordance with "good mors". Parties receive subsidies from the government for their electoral campaign. Having a one-party-system is expressly unconstitutional.
Nationality and citizenship
Congolese citizenship is exclusive. Double citizenship is therefore impossible in theory. Anyone belonging to the ethnic groups whose persons and... Read More