Government and Politics of The Democratic Republic of The Congo
- Main article: Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Form of government: semi-presidential democratic republic
- Capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kinshasa
- Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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