2023 Republic of the Congo Senate election

2023 Republic of the Congo Senate election

20 August 2023

All 72 seats in the Senate
37 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats +/–
PCT Denis Sassou Nguesso 52 +8
RDPS Jean-Marc Thystère Tchicaya 3 +1
MAR Roland Bouiti-Viaudo 2 0
Club 2002 Wilfrid Nguesso 2 +1
PRL Nicéphore Fylla de Saint-Eudes 1 0
UDLC 1 0
MCDDI 1 +1
RC Claude Alphonse Nsilou 1 +1
LCEM 1 +1
UPADS Pascal Tsaty Mabiala 1 −1
Independents 7 −5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President of the Senate before President of the Senate after
Pierre Ngolo 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

PartySeats+/–
Congolese Party of Labour52+8
Rally for Democracy and Social Progress3+1
Action and Renewal Movement20
Club 2002 – Party for the Unity and the Republic2+1
Liberal Republican Party10
Union of Congolese Democrats and Liberals10
Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development1+1
Citizen Rally1+1
Congo on the Move1+1
Pan-African Union for Social Democracy1–1
Dynamic for the Republic and Development00
Patriotic Front0–1
Party for Unity, Liberty and Progress0–1
Union of Humanist Democrats-Yuki00
Independents7–5
Total720
Source: Les Echos du Congo Brazzaville[6]

See also

References

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