President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Président de la République démocratique du Congo (French) Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (Swahili) Mokonzi wa Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki (Lingala)
Presidential Seal
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Félix Tshisekedi since 25 January 2019
Style	His Excellency
Type	Head of state
Residence	Palais de la Nation, Kinshasa
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Formation	30 June 1960
First holder	Joseph Kasavubu
Deputy	President of the Senate
Website	Official website of the President of the DRC

Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Government President (list) Félix Tshisekedi Government Prime Minister (list) Sama Lukonde (outgoing) Judith Suminwa (incoming) Cabinet (current cabinet)
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Elections Recent and upcoming elections General: 2018 2023 Senate: 2007 2019 2024 Gubernatorial: 2016 2017 2024 Political parties
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The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Président de la République démocratique du Congo, Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Lingala: Mokonzi wa Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki) is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

The position of president in the DRC has existed since the first constitution – known as The Fundamental Law – of 1960. However the powers of this position have varied over the years, from a limited shared role in the executive branch, with a prime minister, to a full-blown dictatorship. Under the current constitution, the President exists as the highest institution in a semi-presidential republic. The president is protected by the Republican Guard.The constitutional mandate of the then president, Joseph Kabila, was due to expire on 20 December 2016 but was initially extended by him until the end of 2017^[1] and he continued to remain in post until a presidential election was held in December 2018 when Félix Tshisekedi was elected and took office on 24 January 2019.