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- ↑ For detailed results see Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2007 and "L'alliance présidentielle occupe 125 des 137 sièges parlementaires", Xinhua, August 25, 2007 (in French).
- 1 2 "La liste complète des députés", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 11 August 2007 (in French). "Les Dépêches de Brazzaville". Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
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