At Stake in this Election:  

• The Congolese (Brazzaville) Presidency 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Denis Sassou NGUESSO (since25 Oct 1997) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Anatole Collinet MAKOSSO (since 22 Jul 2021) 

• Assembly: bicameral Parliament (Parlement) with a 151-seat National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) and 72-seat Senate (Sénat) 

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by majority vote in up to two rounds to a twice renewable, 5-year term. 

• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President. 

• All 151 members of the National Assembly are directly elected by majority vote in single member constituencies in up to two rounds to a 5-year term. 

• All 72 members of the Senate are indirectly elected by departmental and municipal councilors to a 6-year term. 

Last Election: 

In the last election in 2021, Denis Sassou NGUESSO won in the first round with 88% of the vote. Voter turnout was 67%. 

New/Unique in this Election: 

Several changes have been made to the electoral code in the lead up to this election, including requiring sitting legislators maintain membership in their political party, the creation of special electoral lists for military and security forces, the clarification of voting days, refined procedural rules, and the creation of a court to resolve certain electoral disputes. Biometric voter identification is also being introduced in this election. 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 12 Feb 2026 

• Voter registration deadline: 30 Oct 2025 

Main Candidates in this Election: 

• Anguios NGANGUIA ENGAMBE 

• • Party: The PAR (Le PAR) 

• Mabio MAVOUNGOU-ZINGA 

• • Party: Alliance (Alliance) 

• Vivien Romain MANANGOU 

• • Party: Independent 

• Uphrem Dave MAFOULA 

• • Party: Independent 

• Joseph KIGNOUMBI KIA MBOUNGOU 

• • Party: The Chain (La Chaine) 

• Denis SASSOU-N’GUESSO 

• • Party: Presidential Majority (Majorite Presidentielle) 

• Melaine Destin GAVET ELENGO 

• • Party: The Republican Movement (Le Mouvement Republicain) 

Country Context: 

• Population: 6,332,961 (2024 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 2,645,283 (2021) 

• V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score: 0.25 (2025) 

• V-Dem Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy (2025) 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.649, Medium, Rank 138 (2023) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 3,166,866 (2024 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 29 Jul 1980, Ratified 26 Jul 1982 

• Gender Quota:  Yes, political parties must ensure at least 30% of their legislative candidates are women. 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 22 out of 151 (14.6%) in the National Assembly and 23 out of 72 (31.9%) in the Senate  

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Not available. 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 Mar 2007, Ratified 2 Sep 2014 

• Projected population with a disability: 1,013,274 (2024 est.)