Politics of the Republic of the Congo
Politics of the Republic of the Congo takes place in a framework of a unitary semi-presidential republic, whereby the President is the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of government, of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the President and the Government. Recently, following the approval of a new Constitution after a referendum in 2015, Congo became a semi-presidential republic after the creation of the post of prime minister who is responsible to the legislature, as well is the cabinet of the former. Legislative power is vested in both the Government and the two chambers of parliament.
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Executive branch
| Office | Name | Party | Since |
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| President | Denis Sassou-Nguesso | Party of Labour | 25 October 1997 |
| Prime Minister | Clément Mouamba | Party of Labour | 23 April 2016 |
Legislative branch
The Parliament (Parlement) has two chambers. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) elects its members to five-year terms in single-seat constituencies. The members of the Senate (Sénat) are 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.
Political parties and elections
Presidential elections
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
International organization participation
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, BDEAC, CCC, CEEAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NAM, OAU, OPCW, UDEAC, UN (Security Council member for 2006/2007), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO