Congo-Brazzaville: Congo - 'The Result Was Already Decided Before Polling Stations Opened'
Sassou Nguesso won about 95% of the vote after two opposition parties boycotted the election and observers were denied accreditation.
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Congo-Brazzaville: Congo - 'The Result Was Already Decided Before Polling Stations Opened'
CIVICUS discusses the presidential election in the Republic of the Congo with Ivan Kibangou Ngoy, executive director of Global Participe, a civil society action-research organisation focused on democratic governance based in Pointe-Noire.
CONGO: ‘The Result Was Already Decided Before Polling Stations Opened’
By CIVICUSApr 1 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses the presidential election in the Republic of the Congo with Ivan Kibangou Ngoy, executive director of Global Participe, a civil society action-research organisation focused on democratic governance based in Pointe-Noire. Ivan Kibangou NgoyOn 15 March, President Denis Sassou Nguesso, aged 82, won the election with around 95 per cent of the vote, extending his 42-year rule. The result came as no surpr…
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