General Information
Note: the above results reflect the final seat shares taken after the second round of eletions in June.
At stake in this election:
- 137 seats in the National Assembly
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO
- Head of Government: President Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO
- Assembly: Congo (Brazzaville) has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 66 seats and the National Assembly with 137 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 7-year term.
- In the Senate 66 members are elected by popular vote. In the National Assembly 137 members are elected by popular vote.
Main parties in the Second Round of the electoral race:
- Party: Congolese Labor Party (PCT)
- Seats won in last National Assembly election: 15
- Seats won in this National Assembly election: 53
- Party: United Democratic Forces (FDU)
- Leader: Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO
- Seats won in last National Assembly election: 3
- Seats won in this National Assembly election: 30
- Party: Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS)
- Leader: Pascal LISSOUBA
- Seats won in last Senate election: 47
- Seats won in last National Assembly election: 3
- Other Parties and Independents
- Seats won in last Senate election: N/A
- Seats won in last National Assembly election: 43
Last Legislative election:
- On January 5 and 14, 1999 the National Transitional Council was appointed. The last legislative election was held on May 2 and June 6, 1993.
Population and number of registered voters:
- Population: 3,256,867 (2002)
- Registered Voters: 1,733,943 ( 2002 )
Gender Data:
· Female Population: 1,630,736 (2002)
· Is Republic of Congo a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (29 July 1980)
· Has Republic of Congo ratified CEDAW: Yes (26 July 1982)
· Gender Quota: No
· Female candidates in this election: Yes
· Number of Female Parliamentarians: 12 (National Assembly) (following 2002 elections)
· Human Development Index Position: 136 (2014)
· Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)
Disability Data:
· Is Republic of Congo a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
· Has Republic of Congo ratified CRPD: Yes (2 September 2014)
· Population with a disability: 488,530 (est.)