Congo-Kinshasa Perfil Governo

nome: Kinshasa

coordenadas geográficas: 4 19 S, 15 18 E

diferença do tempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

30 Junho 1960 (from Belgium)

Dia da independência, 30 Junho (1960)

history: several previous; latest adotada 13 Maio 2005, approved by referendum 18-19 Dezembro 2005, promulgada 18 Fevereiro 2006

amendments: proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by either house of Parliament, or by public petition; agreement on the substance of a proposed bill requires absolute majority vote in both houses; passage requires a referendum only if both houses in joint meeting fail to achieve three-fifths majority vote; constitutional articles, including the form of government, universal suffrage, judicial independence, political pluralism, and personal freedoms, cannot be emendada; emendada 2011 (2017)

18 anos de idade; universal y compulsório

chefe do estado: Presidente Felix TSHISEKEDI (desde 24 January 2019)

cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Sylvestre ILUNGA Ilunkamba (desde 20 May 2019); Deputy Prime Ministers Jose MAKILA, Leonard She OKITUNDU, Henri MOVA Sankanyi (desde February 2018)

cabinet: Ministers of State appointed by the president

elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 30 December 2018 (next to be held in December 2023); prime minister appointed by the president

election results: Felix TSHISEKEDI elected president; percent of vote - Felix TSHISEKEDI (UDPS) 38.6%, Martin FAYULU (Lamuka coalition) 34.8%, Emmanuel Ramazani SHADARY (PPRD) 23.9%, other 2.7%; note - election marred by serious voting irregularities