2016 Republic of the Congo presidential election

2016 Republic of the Congo presidential election

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Registered2,161,839
Turnout68.92%
 
Nominee Denis Sassou Nguesso Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas
Party PCT MCDDI
Popular vote 838,922 209,632
Percentage 60.19% 15.04%

President before election

Denis Sassou Nguesso
PCT

Elected President

Denis Sassou Nguesso
PCT

Presidential elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 20 March 2016.[1] It was the first election to be held under the new constitution that had been passed by referendum in 2015. President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who had exhausted the two-term limit imposed by the previous constitution, was allowed to run again due to the adoption of the new constitution. He won re-election in the first round of voting, receiving 60% of the vote.

  1. ^ "Congo to hold early presidential elections in March" Archived 3 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, New Vision, 31 December 2015.