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

Presidential elections

Provisional results, which were announced by Interior Minister Raymond Mboulou on 17 March, revealed that the incumbent president, Denis Sassou Nguesso, was re-elected to a fifth term with 94.82% of the vote.[1] Mboulou reported that the turnout of the election was 84.65%,[2] with a total of 2.6 million ballots cast.[1] However, this was in contrast to polling stations in Brazzaville being observed to have short lines or no lines at all.[3] AAD candidate Mabio Mavoungou Zinga, the closest challenger to Sassou Nguesso, won 1.48% of the vote.[4] Independent candidate Uphrem Dave Mafoula followed in third place with 1.03% of the vote.[5]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Denis Sassou NguessoCongolese Party of Labour2,509,45694.90
Mavoungou Zinga MabioAlliance for Democratic Alternation in 202637,1411.40
Uphrem Dave MafoulaIndependent27,2541.03
Destin GavetRepublican Movement23,0600.87
Joseph Kignoumbi Kia MboungouLa Chaine22,7440.86
Vivien Romain ManangouIndependent15,9940.60
Nganguia Engambé AnguiosParty for the Action of the Republic8,6940.33
Total2,644,343100.00
Valid votes2,644,34398.60
Invalid/blank votes37,5781.40
Total votes2,681,921100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,155,75184.99
Source: Constitutional Court

Parliamentary elections

PartyFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsExtended
mandate[a]		Total+/−
Congolese Party of Labour7219596+7
Pan-African Union for Social Democracy3508+1
Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development0044−3
Action and Renewal Movement31040
Rally for Democracy and Social Progress2103−2
Dynamic for the Republic and Recovery0303New
Union for a People's Movement2002+2
Citizen Rally1001−2
Republican and Liberal Party01010
Club 2002 – Party for the Unity and the Republic10010
Union of Democratic Forces10010
Party for Agreement and Political Action1001+1
Patriotic Front1001+1
Movement for Democracy and Progress0101+1
Party for Unity, Liberty and Progress0101+1
Congress for Democracy and the Republic0101New
Republican Convention for Democracy and Progress0101New
La Chaîne0101New
National Movement for the Liberation of Congo0101New
Independents811019+7
Total95479151+12
Registered voters/turnout2,221,596–
Source: Jeune Afrique, IPU
  1. ↑ 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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Okamba, Louis (17 March 2026). "Republic of Congo's president reelected to fifth term, provisional results show". AP. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026. Sassou N'Guesso won 94,82% of the vote, Interior Minister Raymond Zephirin Mboulou announced on state television.
  2. ↑ "Congo-Brazzaville's Sassou Nguesso reaps landslide re-election win, provisional results suggest". France 24. 17 March 2026. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Mohamed, Edna (17 March 2026). "Congolese President Sassou Nguesso wins fifth term: Provisional results". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026. State television also reported turnout of 84.65 percent; however, many polling stations in the capital, Brazzaville, on Sunday had short lines or no lines at all.
  4. ↑ "Congo Republic's Sassou wins re-election with nearly 95% in tightly controlled vote". Reuters. 17 March 2026. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026. Sassou's closest challenger, Mabio Mavoungou Zinga, 69, a retired customs inspector and former member of parliament, won 1.48% of the vote.
  5. ↑ Mankene, Marna Julie (17 March 2026). "Denis Sassou N'Guesso triomphe à la présidentielle avec 94,82% des voix". Vox TV (in French). Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.


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