US EditionCongo Republic's Sassou wins re-election to fifth term with nearly 95% in tightly controlled vote
Incumbent Denis Sassou Nguesso won 94.82% of votes amid opposition boycott and arrests, extending his nearly 42-year rule in a tightly controlled election.
- On Tuesday, state television reported President Denis Sassou Nguesso was re-elected with 94.82% of the vote, extending his nearly 42-year rule over the Republic of Congo.
- Main opposition parties boycotted the ballot, citing a lack of transparency, after the 2015 constitutional change removing term and age limits enabled Sassou to run for three additional terms.
- On Sunday, voting was marred by late openings and a nationwide internet blackout, while state television reported 84.65% turnout despite many Brazzaville polling stations having short or no lines and six little-known challengers, with Mabio Mavoungou Zinga, 69, winning 1.48%.
- The Constitutional Court has 15 days to examine challenges after defeated candidates file within five days, as this term is described as his last, focusing on succession.
- Despite recent stabilization and completing a three-year IMF programme last year, Congo faces international probes into family assets and widespread poverty, according to the World Bank.
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Congo’s president, Nguesso emerges winner with over 94% votes in provisional results
Provisional results from Congo’s March 15, 2026 presidential election placed incumbent Denis Sassou Nguesso as leading in the polls, with a decisive first round victory. Reports claim Dennis secured 94.82% of the votes cast nationwide. The official total results published by the Minister of Interior, Raymond Zephirin Mboulou through Télé Congo, confirmed Dennis has been re-elected for another five year term. This will stand until the validation …
Congo-Brazzaville's Sassou Nguesso is reelected, according to provisional results
Denis Sassou Nguesso, 82, has won a fifth term with 94.8% of the vote, Interior Minister Raymond Zephyrin Mboulou said Tuesday on national television. The provisional results still have to be validated by the constitutional court.
The President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sasu N'Geso, became the President of the country for the fifth consecutive time, it was announced this evening.
Nicknamed "The Emperor" by some of his African counterparts, the President of the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Denis Sassou Nguesso.
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