2016 Republic of the Congo presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 20 March 2016.[1] It was the first election to be held under the new constitution that had been passed by referendum in 2015. President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who had exhausted the two-term limit imposed by the previous constitution, was allowed to run again due to the adoption of the new constitution. He won re-election in the first round of voting, receiving 60% of the vote.
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