Elections in the Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected by the people. The Parliament (Parlement) has two chambers. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 153 members, for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies. The Senate (Sénat) has 66 members, elected for a six-year term by district, local and regional councils. The Republic of Congo is a one party dominant state with the Congolese Labour Party in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
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Elections are governed by Congo's election law, most recently modified in 2016.
Latest elections
Presidential elections
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Denis Sassou Nguesso | Congolese Party of Labour | 838,922 | 60.19 |
| Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas | Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development | 209,632 | 15.04 |
| Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko | Independent | 191,562 | 13.74 |
| Pascal Tsaty Mabiala | Pan-African Union for Social Democracy | 65,025 | 4.67 |
| André Okombi Salissa | Initiative for Democracy in Congo | 57,373 | 4.12 |
| Claudine Munari | 21,530 | 1.54 | |
| Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou | 3,540 | 0.25 | |
| Michel Mboussi Ngouari | 3,301 | 0.24 | |
| Anguios Nganguia Engabé | 2,905 | 0.21 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 96,171 | – | |
| Total | 1,489,961 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,161,839 | 68.92 | |
| Source: Constitutional Court | |||
Parliamentary elections
| Party | First round | Second round | Total seats |
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Congolese Party of Labour | 72 | 18 | 90 | +1 | ||||
| Pan-African Union for Social Democracy | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | ||||
| Dynamic for the Republic and Recovery | 0 | 3 | 3 | New | ||||
| Action Movement for Renewal | 3 | |||||||
| Rally for Democracy and Social Progress | 2 | |||||||
| Union for a People's Movement | 2 | |||||||
| Club 2002 PUR | 1 | |||||||
| Party for Agreement and Political Action | 1 | |||||||
| Patriotic Front | 1 | |||||||
| Citizen Rally | 1 | |||||||
| Union of Democratic Forces | 1 | |||||||
| Independents | 8 | – | ||||||
| Vacant | – | – | 9 | |||||
| Total | 95 | 151 | +12 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,221,596 | 100 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Source: Jeune Afrique, Radio France Internationale | ||||||||
See also
- Electoral calendar
- Electoral system
External links
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