Elections in the Republic of the Congo

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The Republic of 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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e • d Summary of the 10 March 2002 Congolese presidential **election results**
Candidates - Parties	Votes	%
Denis Sassou-Nguesso - Congolese Labour Party (Parti Congolais du Travail)/United Democratic Forces (Forces Démocratiques Unies)	89.4
Kignomba Kia Mbougou - Pan-African Union for Social-Democracy (Union Panafricaine pour la Démocratie Sociale)	2.8
Angèle Bandou - Party of the Poor (Parti des Pauvres)	2.3
Jean Félix Demba Telo	1.7
Luc Adamo Mateta - Convention for Democracy and Salvation (Convention pour la Démocratie et le Salut)	1.6
Come Mankasse - Congolese Union of Republicans (Union Congolais des Républicains)	1.3
Bonaventure Mizidy - Republican and Liberal Party (Parti Républicain et Liberal)	1.0
Total (turnout 74.7 %)		100.0
Source: Supreme Court of the Republic of Congo

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**Summary of the 24 June and 5 August 2007 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election results**
Parties	Seats (1st round)	Seats (2nd round)	Total seats
Congolese Party of Labour (Parti Congolais du Travail)	22	25	47
Independents	8	29	37
Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (Mouvement Congolais pour la Démocratie et le Développement Intégral)	4	7	11
Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (Union Panafricaine pour la Démocratie Sociale)	3	8	11
Action Movement for Renewal (Mouvement Action Renouveau)	3	2	5
Movement for Solidarity and Development (Mouvement pour la Solidarité et le Développement)	1	2	3
Club 2002	1	2	3
Take Action for Congo (AGIR pour le Congo)	1	2	3
New Democratic Forces (Forces Démocratiques Nouvelles)	0	3	3
Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress (Union Patriotique pour la Démocratie et le Progrès)	0	2	2
Rally for Democracy and Social Progress (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social)	0	2	2
Union for the Republic (Union pour la République)	0	2	2
Union for Progress (Union pour le Progrès)	0	2	2
Union for Democracy and the Republic (Union pour la Démocratie et la République)	0	1	1
Union of Democratic Forces (Union des Forces Démocratiques)	0	1	1
Movement for Democracy and Progess (Mouvement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès)	0	1	1
Youth in Movement (Jeunesse en Mouvement)	0	1	1
Citizen Rally (Rassemblement Citoyen)	0	1	1
The Life Party (Parti la Vie)	0	1	1
Total	43	92	137
Source: Xinhua, Panapress, IPU, E-polytika, AngolaPress, Congopage