2023 Republic of the Congo Senate election
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Senate elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 20 August 2023.[2][3][4]
Electoral system
[edit]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
[edit]The full results can be viewed below:[6]
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| Congolese Party of Labour (PCT) | 52 |  8
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| Rally for Democracy and Social Progress (RDPS) | 3 | 1
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| Action and Renewal Movement (MAR) | 2 |  0
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| Club 2002 – Party for the Unity and the Republic (Club 2002-PUR) | 2 | 1
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| Liberal Republican Party (PRL) | 1 | 0
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| Union of Congolese Democrats and Liberals (UDLC) | 1 | 0
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| Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (MCDDI) | 1 | 1
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| Citizen Rally (RC) | 1 | 1
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| Congo on the Move (LCEM) | 1 | 1
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| Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS) | 1 |  1
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| Dynamic for the Republic and Development (DRD) | 0 | 0
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| Patriotic Front (FP) | 0 | 1
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| Party for Unity, Liberty and Progress (PULP) | 0 | 1
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| Union of Humanist Democrats-Yuki (UDH-Yuki) | 0 | 0
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| Independents | 7 | 5
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| Total | 72 |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Telo, Clem (21 June 2023). "Les élections sénatoriales prévues le 20 août 2023". Congo Media Time (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sénatoriales 2023 : des surprises et confirmations" (in French). 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Sénatoriales 2023 : des forces en présence". Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale (in French). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
