Congo
National Assembly
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Notes: Non-participating Member (all rights suspended)
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
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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.
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10 Jul 2022 to 31 Jul 2022
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Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
Date at which the previous legislature (elected at the previous elections) was dissolved.
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13 Aug 2022
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Timing of election
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry; Early elections; Delayed elections
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Upon normal expiry
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Expected date of next elections
The expected date at which the next elections should take place, based on law or practice.
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31 Jul 2026
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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.
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151
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Scope of elections
Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.
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Full renewal
Results
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About the election
Short description of the context and results of the election.
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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.
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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.
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74.2%
Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group | Total |
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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
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126
- Number of women elected
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25
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Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected by the number of seats filled.
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16.6%
- Women Directly Elected
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25
- Sources
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New legislature
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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.
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129
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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.
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22
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Percentage of women after the election
The percentage is calculated by dividing the total number of women in this parliament/chamber by the current number of members.
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14.6%
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First-term parliamentarians
The number of members who are assuming their parliamentary mandate for the first time following the election or renewal, regardless of their mode of designation.
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No information available
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Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of first-term parliamentarians by the number of seats at stake in the election.
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No information available
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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.
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16 Aug 2022
First Speaker of the new legislature
- Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
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Isidore Mvouba (Male)
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Political party
The political party to which the Speaker belonged to at the moment of the election. In some parliaments, the Speaker suspends or relinquishes their party membership during their term in office and is considered as an independent member.
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Congolese Workers Party (PCT)
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Date of election
The date of the election of the Speaker may be different from the date of the first session of the new legislature.
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16 Aug 2022