2021 Republic of the Congo presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 21 March 2021.[1] Incumbent president Denis Sassou Nguesso was re-elected with 88% of the vote. His main opponent, Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas, died hours after polls closed.[2]
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| Registered | 2,645,283 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 67.17% | ||||||||||||||||
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Electoral system
The President of the Republic of the Congo is elected for a five-year term, with the possibility of a maximum of two re-elections. In the election, only the candidate who obtains an absolute majority of valid votes is elected. If no candidate reaches that majority, the two candidates with the highest votes face a second round twenty-one days after the results are announced by the Constitutional Court.[3]
Conduct
Telecommunications were cut off during election day at a national level,[4] mirroring events from the 2016 elections, a situation that was condemned by international organizations such as the African Union.[5]
Results
Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas, the opposition presidential candidate, died from COVID-19 on a plane en route to France for treatment, on the afternoon of the election.[6][7] Sassou Ngessou was reelected with 88.4% of the vote.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Denis Sassou-Nguesso | Congolese Party of Labour | 1,539,725 | 88.40 | |
| Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas | Union of Humanist Democrats-Yuki | 138,561 | 7.96 | |
| Mathias Dzon | Patriotic Union for National Renewal | 33,497 | 1.92 | |
| Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou | La Chaine | 10,718 | 0.62 | |
| Dave Mafoula | Sovereigntists | 9,143 | 0.52 | |
| Albert Oniangué | Independent | 6,977 | 0.40 | |
| Anguios Nganguia Engambé | Party for Action of the Republic | 3,157 | 0.18 | |
| Total | 1,741,778 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,741,778 | 98.03 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 35,008 | 1.97 | ||
| Total votes | 1,776,786 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,645,283 | 67.17 | ||
| Source: Constitutional Court[8] | ||||
References
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