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Sassou Nguesso Holds Final Rally Ahead of Congo Vote

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Denis Sassou Nguesso held his final campaign rally on Friday in the capital, Brazzaville, ahead of Sunday’s presidential election, as supporters gathered to cheer the veteran leader seeking to extend his decades-long rule. At 82 and with more than 40 years in power, Sassou Nguesso is widely viewed as the clear favourite in the vote in Republic of the Congo. Sassou Nguesso ranks among Africa’s longest-serving leaders, alongside Teodoro Obiang Ngu…

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The president-candidate travelled across the country to defend his record and promise the "acceleration" of development. In power since 1997, after having been in power from 1979 to 1992, and in the face of a fragmented opposition, he conducted a campaign whose outcome left little room for suspense.

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More than 2.6 million voters are called to the polls on Sunday, March 15 to elect the next president of the Republic of the Congo. Voters are over 18 years of age and are listed on the national electoral roll.

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Last day of the campaign this Friday 13 March in Congo-Brazzaville. Sunday 15th, the authorities organize a presidential election. According to the current Constitution, Denis Sassou-Nguesso can still remain in power for a last quinquennium, he who has already accumulated 41 years in the presidency. At 82 years, he held a meeting in all the departments of the country and, for the last day of the campaign, in the capital, it was a real demonstrat…

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The local leadership of candidate Denis Sassou-N的Guesso, led by Célestine Céliase Outhoud and his deputy director, Rudy Stéphen Mpiéré-Ngouamba Ambila, led the campaign of their presidential candidate of 15 March 2026 in the locality of Bouemba, in the Department of Plateaux. Indeed, it is a first for the inhabitants of this locality of Bouemba to vote as an administrative entity, in the status of district.

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Les Echos du Congo Brazzaville broke the news in on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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