Royal Council of Kongo (Triangles and Crosses)

Royal Council of the Kingdom of Kongo ; Conselho Real do Reino do Congo; Lusena ya Ntotila ya Kôngo ya Ntotila; Ne Mbanda-Mbanda
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	House of Peers; House of Electors
Term limits	Life tenure (Former premiers; Appointed by the monarch); 6 years (House of Peers); 3 years (House of Electors)
History
Founded	Ancient rule:; 15th century–17th century; Current rule:; April 19th, 1878
Leadership
Monarch	Pedro IX ; since October 14th, 1975
Counsellor of the Peers	Martim Fayulu ; since February 7th, 2018
Lord of the Peers	Alexandre Mwamba, ALD ; since August 5th, 2017
Speaker of the Electors	Isidoro Mwouba, PCT ; since May 23rd, 2011
Premier	Silvestre Ilunga, PCT ; since September 7th, 2019
Leader of the Opposition	Maria Josefa Ifoku, ALD ; since July 10th, 2018
Structure
Seats	486 members:; 39 Peers; 447 Electors
Political groups	House of Peers HFM Most Loyal Peers: (13) The Peers (13); HFM Government: (12) Party of Labour (8); Supported by: Democratic Social Party (3); Green Party (1); HFM Most Loyal Opposition: (9) Liberal Democratic Alliance (6); Supported by: Party of the Common Front for Kongo (3); Independent: (5) Independent (3); Coalition of Bantu Minorities (2);
Political groups	House of Electors HFM Government: (224) Party of Labour (154); Supported by: (70) Democratic Social Party (49); Green Party (17); ASOC (4); HFM Most Loyal Opposition: (192) Liberal Democratic Alliance (129); Supported by: (63) Party of the Common Front for Kongo (21); Democratic Party (18); Movement for Integral Development (12); Bundu dia Kongo (12); Independent: (31) Independent (18); Coalition of Bantu Minorities (13);
Meeting place
	; Palace of São Salvador; M'Banza Kongo; Kongo

The Royal Council of the Kingdom of Kongo (Portuguese: Conselho Real do Reino do Congo; Kongo: Lusena ya Ntotila ya Kôngo ya Ntotila), also officially known as the Ne Mbanda-Mbanda, is the legislative branch of the government of Kongo. It has a bicameral structure, composed of the House of Peers ("Câmara de Pares") and the House of Electors ("Câmara dos Eleitores").

The Kongolese parliamentary system is largely based in the Columbian system, and a few elements from the Westminster system are generally implemented in the Council. For the House of Electors, the system of first-past-the-post is used, and the Elector has a term of three years. In the House of Peers, non-hereditary Peers are elected under the plurality-at-large voting, with a term of six years. Though, 1/3 of the House of Peers is appointed by the monarch and is reserved a life tenure (mostly former premiers, members of the ruling dynasty, and peers of the realm).