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National AssemblySenate

National Assembly

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections

Background

Election date(s) The date when elections started and ended for directly or indirectly elected parliaments/chambers. The date of appointments for appointed parliaments/chambers.
10.07.2022 to 31.07.2022
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature Date at which the previous legislature (elected at the previous elections) was dissolved.
13.08.2022
Timing of election Timing of election: Upon normal expiry; Early elections; Delayed elections
Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections The expected date at which the next elections should take place, based on law or practice.
31.07.2026
Number of seats at stake Number of seats contested at the elections. Where the parliament/chamber is fully renewed, this number is usually identical to the statutory number of members. Where the parliament/chamber is partially renewed or appointed, the number of seats at stake is usually less than the total number of members.
151
Scope of elections Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.
Full renewal

Results

About the election Short description of the context and results of the election.
President Denis Sassou-Nguesso's Congolese Workers Party (PCT) retained a comfortable majority in the 151-member National Assembly. It won 112 seats, up from 92 in 2017. Two opposition parties came a distant second, taking seven seats each: the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS, led by Mr. Pascal Tsaty Mabiala) and the Union of Humanist Democrats–YUKI (UDH–YUKI, see note). On 16 August, the newly elected National Assembly held its first session and re-elected Mr. Isidore Mvouba (PCT) as Speaker. On 22 September, President Sassou-Nguesso re-appointed Mr. Anatole Collinet Makosso (PCT) as Prime Minister.

Note:
UDH–YUKI was formed by Mr. Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas, who came second in the 2016 presidential elections. The 20 independent candidates elected in 2017 belonged to this party. Mr. Kolélas died from COVID-19 complications in 2021.
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of seats won by the largest party by the number of seats at stake in the election.
74.17%
Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political groups winning seats breakdown
Political group Total
Congolese Workers Party (PCT) 112
Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS) 7
Union of Humanist Democrats-YUKI (UDH-YUKI) 7
Action & Renewal Movement (MAR) 4
Rally for Democracy and Social Progress (RDPS) 2
Club 2002 - Party for the Unity of the Republic (PUR) 2
Republican Liberal Party (PRL) 2
Republican Dynamics for Development (DRD) 2
La Chaîne 1
Movement for Unity, Solidarity, and Work (MUST) 1
Perspectives and Realities Club (CPR) 1
Citizens' Rally (RC) 1
Permanent Action for the Congo (APC) 1
Movement for Democracy and Progress (MDP) 1
Union for the Reconstruction and Development (URDP) 1
Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integrated Development (MCDDI) 1
Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress (UPDP) 1
Independents 4
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
126
Number of women elected
25
Percentage of women elected The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
16.56%
Sources
National Assembly (10.08.2022)
https://www.sgg.cg/JO/2020/congo-jo-2020-44.pdf
https://www.sgg.cg
BBC Monitoring
https://www.voanews.com
https://www.africanews.com
https://www.voaafrique.com
https://www.rfi.fr/fr
https://www.dw.com/fr/
Women Directly Elected
25

New legislature

Total number of men after the election The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
129
Total number of women after the election The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
22
Date of the first session The date when the newly elected parliament/chamber was convened for the first time. It may be different from the date when members were sworn in.
16.08.2022
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Isidore Mvouba (Male)
Political party
Congolese Workers Party (PCT)
Date of election
16.08.2022