{"iso":"CG","name":"Republic of the Congo","flag":"\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddec","vote":"Presidential vote \u00b7 official result, not competitive","model":"noncomp","updated":"2026-03-15","source":"2026 election result, official count","credit":"No regular published national polling. Shares are the presidential vote of 15 March 2026, official results as confirmed by the Constitutional Court. Major opposition parties boycotted, activists were arrested and the internet was shut down nationwide during the vote. Denis Sassou Nguesso has held power since 1997 and previously from 1979 to 1992. Candidates below one percent are aggregated as others.","shares":{"PCT":94.9,"ADA":1.4,"IND":1.0,"OTH":2.7},"polls":[],"parties":{"PCT":{"name":"Parti congolais du travail","color":"#C8102E","name_en":"Congolese Party of Labour"},"ADA":{"name":"Alliance pour l'alternance d\u00e9mocratique en 2026","color":"#2E86C1","name_en":"Alliance for Democratic Alternation in 2026"},"IND":{"name":"Uphrem Dave Mafoula (ind\u00e9pendant)","color":"#9a9a9a","name_en":"Uphrem Dave Mafoula, independent"},"OTH":{"name":"Autres candidats","color":"#d0d0d0","name_en":"Other candidates"}},"primer":{"system":"Presidential republic under long-standing personal rule","head_of_state":"President Denis Sassou Nguesso","head_of_government":"Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso","legislature":"National Assembly of 151 members and a Senate.","electoral_system":"The president is directly elected by majority in up to two rounds for seven-year terms, after a 2015 constitutional change removed age and term limits.","government_now":"Sassou Nguesso was credited with 95 percent in March 2026 in a vote major opposition parties boycotted. A parliamentary election is due in 2027.","context":"One of the world's longest-serving rulers extended his tenure amid arrests of activists and a nationwide internet shutdown. Oil dominates the economy, and debt to China and commodity traders weighs on public finances.","sources":"Cross-checked against the English-language MediaWiki encyclopedic record via its public API, 2 July 2026."},"parties_info":{"PCT":["Parti congolais du travail","Congolese Party of Labour","President Sassou Nguesso's long-ruling party (Marxist in origin); holds a large National Assembly majority."],"ADA":["Alliance pour l'alternance d\u00e9mocratique en 2026","Alliance for Democratic Alternation in 2026","Opposition coalition formed for the 2026 presidential election, which major opposition parties largely boycotted."],"IND":["Uphrem Dave Mafoula (ind\u00e9pendant)","Uphrem Dave Mafoula (independent)","An independent presidential candidate in the 2026 vote."],"OTH":["Autres candidats","Other candidates","Other, minor candidates."]},"seats_now":{"chamber":"National Assembly","as_of":"2022 election","total":151,"seats":{"PCT":112,"ADA":0,"IND":0,"OTH":0}},"has_geo":true,"geo_meta":{"kind":"admin1","source":"Natural Earth 10m admin-1 states/provinces (nvkelso/natural-earth-vector), retrieved 2026-07-02","note":"Region set and any internationally-disputed territories follow the Natural Earth source dataset. Far overseas/outlying territories may fall outside the primary map frame."},"next_election":{"date":"2031","title":"Republic of the Congo presidential election","chamber":"President","type":"expected"}}