2023 Republic of the Congo Senate election explained

Country:Republic of Congo
Election Date:20 August 2023
Previous Election:2017
Seats For Election:All 72 seats in the Senate
Majority Seats:37
Nopercentage:yes
Party1:Congolese Party of Labour
Leader1:Denis Sassou Nguesso
Seats1:52
Last Election1:44
Party2:RDPS
Leader2:Jean-Marc Thystère Tchicaya
Seats2:3
Last Election2:2
Party3:Action and Renewal Movement
Leader3:Roland Bouiti-Viaudo
Seats3:2
Last Election3:2
Party4:Club 2002 – Party for the Unity and the Republic
Leader4:Wilfrid Nguesso
Seats4:2
Last Election4:1
Party5:PRL
Leader5:Nicéphore Fylla de Saint-Eudes
Seats5:1
Last Election5:1
Party6:UDLC
Seats6:1
Last Election6:1
Party7:MCDDI
Seats7:1
Last Election7:0
Party8:RC
Leader8:Claude Alphonse Nsilou
Seats8:1
Last Election8:0
Party9:PRL
Seats9:1
Last Election9:0
Party10:UPADS
Leader10:Pascal Tsaty Mabiala
Seats10:1
Last Election10:2
Party11:Independents
Leader11:
Seats11:7
Last Election11:12
President of the Senate
Before Election:Pierre Ngolo
After Election:Pierre Ngolo[1]

Senate elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 20 August 2023.[2] [3] [4]

Electoral system

The Senate is composed of 72 senators elected indirectly for a six-year term using first-past-the-post voting by an electoral college composed of municipal and departmental councillors with each of the twelve departments electing six senators.[5]

Results

The full results can be viewed below:[6]

PartySeats+/-
align=left Congolese Party of Labour (PCT)528
align=left Rally for Democracy and Social Progress (RDPS)31
align=left Action and Renewal Movement (MAR)20
align=left Club 2002 – Party for the Unity and the Republic (Club 2002-PUR)21
align=left Liberal Republican Party (PRL)10
align=left Union of Congolese Democrats and Liberals (UDLC)10
align=left Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (MCDDI)11
bgcolor=#4C4068 Citizen Rally (RC)11
bgcolor=#efb34e Congo on the Move (LCEM)11
align=left Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS)11
bgcolor=#986E08 Dynamic for the Republic and Development (DRD)00
align=left Patriotic Front (FP)01
align=left Party for Unity, Liberty and Progress (PULP)01
bgcolor=#047EBF Union of Humanist Democrats-Yuki (UDH-Yuki)00
align=left Independents75
align=left colspan=2Total72

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Sénat/ Pierre Ngolo : « Je prends l’engagement de ne pas décevoir tous ceux qui m’ont fait confiance » . 21 September 2023 . Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale . 19 September 2023 . fr.
  2. News: Telo . Clem . Les élections sénatoriales prévues le 20 août 2023 . 4 August 2023 . Congo Media Time . 21 June 2023 . fr.
  3. News: Sénatoriales 2023 : le Comité national d’investiture du PCT se réunit ce 11 juillet . 4 August 2023 . . 10 July 2023 . fr.
  4. News: Sénatoriales 2023 : des surprises et confirmations . 20 August 2023 . 20 August 2023 . fr.
  5. News: Sénatoriales 2023 : des forces en présence . 4 August 2023 . Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale . 3 January 2023 . fr.
  6. News: Congo – Élections sénatoriales : Et l’UPADS de Pascal Tsaty Mabiala coula corps et biens ! . 24 August 2023 . Les Echos du Congo Brazzaville . 23 August 2023 . fr.