2023 Republic of the Congo Senate election
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20 August 2023
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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
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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| Party | Seats | +/– | |
| Congolese Party of Labour | 52 | +8 | |
| Rally for Democracy and Social Progress | 3 | +1 | |
| Action and Renewal Movement | 2 | 0 | |
| Club 2002 – Party for the Unity and the Republic | 2 | +1 | |
| Liberal Republican Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Union of Congolese Democrats and Liberals | 1 | 0 | |
| Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development | 1 | +1 | |
| Citizen Rally | 1 | +1 | |
| Congo on the Move | 1 | +1 | |
| Pan-African Union for Social Democracy | 1 | –1 | |
| Dynamic for the Republic and Development | 0 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Front | 0 | –1 | |
| Party for Unity, Liberty and Progress | 0 | –1 | |
| Union of Humanist Democrats-Yuki | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 7 | –5 | |
| Total | 72 | 0 | |
| Source: Les Echos du Congo Brazzaville[6] | |||
See also
References
- ^ "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.