Elections in the Republic of the Congo

The Republic of the Congo elects on the 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.

Elections are governed by Congo's election law, most recently modified in 2016.

Latest 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 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 [fr]	57,373	4.12
	Claudine Munari	Movement for Unity, Solidarity and Labour [fr]	21,530	1.54
	Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou	Chain	3,540	0.25
	Michel Mboussi Ngouari	Convention of Republican Parties	3,301	0.24
	Anguios Nganguia Engabé	Party for Action of the Republic	2,905	0.21
Total			1,393,790	100.00

Valid votes			1,393,790	93.55
Invalid/blank votes			96,171	6.45
Total votes			1,489,961	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,161,839	68.92
Source: Constitutional Court


Party		First round			Second round			Seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Extended mandate^[a]	Total	+/–
	Congolese Party of Labour			72			19	5	96	+7
	Pan-African Union for Social Democracy			3			5	0	8	+1
	Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development			0			0	4	4	–3
	Action and Renewal Movement			3			1	0	4	0
	Rally for Democracy and Social Progress			2			1	0	3	–2
	Dynamic for the Republic and Recovery			0			3	0	3	New
	Union for a People's Movement			2			0	0	2	+2
	Citizen Rally			1			0	0	1	–2
	Republican and Liberal Party			0			1	0	1	0
	Club 2002 – Party for the Unity and the Republic			1			0	0	1	0
	Union of Democratic Forces			1			0	0	1	0
	Party for Agreement and Political Action			1			0	0	1	+1
	Patriotic Front			1			0	0	1	+1
	Movement for Democracy and Progress			0			1	0	1	+1
	Party for Unity, Liberty and Progress			0			1	0	1	+1
	Congress for Democracy and the Republic			0			1	0	1	New
	CRDP			0			1	0	1	New
	La Chaîne			0			1	0	1	New
	National Movement for the Liberation of Congo			0			1	0	1	New
	Independents			8			11	0	19	+7
Total				95			47	9	151	+12

Registered voters/turnout		2,221,596	–
Source: Jeune Afrique, IPU

^ The elections were not held in the Pool Department (9 seats). Instead, the term of the nine outgoing deputies was extended: Of these, five belonged to the Congolese Party of Labour and four to the Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development.

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