2023 Republic of the Congo Senate election

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

2023 Republic of the Congo Senate election
Republic of the Congo
← 201720 August 2023

All 72 seats in the Senate
37 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
PCTDenis Sassou Nguesso52+8
RDPSJean-Marc Thystère Tchicaya3+1
MARRoland Bouiti-Viaudo20
Club 2002Wilfrid Nguesso2+1
PRLNicéphore Fylla de Saint-Eudes10
UDLC10
MCDDI1+1
RCClaude Alphonse Nsilou1+1
PRL1+1
UPADSPascal Tsaty Mabiala1−1
Independents7−5
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]

Electoral system

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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

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The full results can be viewed below:[6]

PartySeats+/-
Congolese Party of Labour (PCT)52 8
Rally for Democracy and Social Progress (RDPS)3 1
Action and Renewal Movement (MAR)2 0
Club 2002 – Party for the Unity and the Republic (Club 2002-PUR)2 1
Liberal Republican Party (PRL)1 0
Union of Congolese Democrats and Liberals (UDLC)1 0
Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (MCDDI)1 1
Citizen Rally (RC)1 1
Congo on the Move (LCEM)1 1
Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS)1 1
Dynamic for the Republic and Development (DRD)0 0
Patriotic Front (FP)0 1
Party for Unity, Liberty and Progress (PULP)0 1
Union of Humanist Democrats-Yuki (UDH-Yuki)0 0
Independents7 5
Total72

See also

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References

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  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.