addressing the Senate with Léon Kengo presiding, 2009 Senators were elected under the new constitution on 19 January 2007 by the provincial parliaments of their respective
provinces. Members of the Senate are indirectly elected by the Provincial Assemblies. Each of the 25 provinces proper elects four senators and the city-province of
Kinshasa elects eight. Elected senators serve five year terms. Former presidents may sit as
senators for life. ==Transitional Senate==