2022 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election

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2022 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election
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  2017 10 July 2022 (first round)
31 July 2022 (second round)
2027  

All 151 seats in the National Assembly
76 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
PCT Denis Sassou Nguesso 112+16
UPADS Pascal Tsaty Mabiala 7−1
UDH-YUKI Pascal Ngouanou 7New
MAR Roland Bouiti-Viaudo 40
PRL Nicéphore Fylla de Saint-Eudes 2+1
Club 2002 Juste Désiré Mondélé 2+1
DRD Hellot Matson Mampouya 2−1
RDPS Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya 2−1
APC Rodrigue Malanda-Samba 1+1
MUST Claudine Munari 1+1
MDP Jean-Claude Ibovi 1New
CPR Aimé Hydvert Mouagni 1+1
URDP Luc Adamo Mateta 1New
RC Claude Alphonse Nsilou 10
MCDDI Vacant1−3
Independents 6−13
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President of the National Assembly beforePresident of the National Assembly after
Isidore Mvouba
PCT
Isidore Mvouba
PCT

Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of the Congo in July 2022, with the first round completed on 10 July. [1] A second round was scheduled for 31 July in constituencies where no candidates were elected in the first round. [2] [3]

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Electoral system

Members of the National Assembly are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system; if no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the first round, a run-off is held. [4]

Results

First round

It was reported that the ruling Congolese Party of Labour had won 102 of the 142 elected seats in the first round, enough for a supermajority on its own. They also had 14 candidates move on to a run-off. The Pan-African Union for Social Democracy won four seats in the first round, with four candidates moving on to a run-off. The Union of Humanist Democrats won three seats in the first round, with seven candidates moving on to a run-off. [5]

Second round

On 3 August, provisional results published by the Minister of Territorial Administration stated the Congolese Party of Labour had won a total of 111 seats between the two rounds. The Union of Humanist Democrats won four additional seats in their run-offs, bringing their total to seven, while the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy won three of their run-offs, also resulting in a total of seven seats. Turnout in both rounds was reported to be low, although no figure was published by election authorities. [6]

Summary

Republic of the Congo National Assembly 2022.svg
PartySeats+/–
Congolese Party of Labour 112+16
Pan-African Union for Social Democracy 7–1
Union of Humanist Democrats-Yuki 7New
Action and Renewal Movement 40
Republican and Liberal Party 2+1
Club 2002 – Party for the Unity and the Republic 2+1
Dynamic for the Republic and Recovery 2–1
Rally for Democracy and Social Progress 2–1
Permanent Action for the Congo 1+1
Movement for Unity, Solidarity and Labour 1+1
Movement for Democracy and Progress 1New
Perspectives and Realities Club 1+1
Union for the Reconstruction and Development 1New
Citizen Rally 10
Movement for Democracy and Integral Development 1–3
Independents6–13
Total1510
Source: Africa Elects

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