Parliamentary elections were held in the

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...

in 2002; the first round was held on 26 May and the second round on 20 June. The

Congolese Labour Party The Congolese Party of Labour (, PCT) is the ruling party of the Republic of the Congo. Founded in 1969 by Marien Ngouabi, it was originally a pro-Soviet, Marxist–Leninist vanguard party which founded the People's Republic of the Congo. It to ...

(PCT) and its allies won a majority of seats in the

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Campaign

A total of 1,239 people registered to stand as candidates in the election. On 11 May 2002, the Interior Ministry published the official list of candidates; 1,199 candidacies were validated, while 40 were rejected. The number of independents standing in the election was about equal to the number of party candidates. 51 candidates were elected in the first round. Twelve candidates were disqualified by the National Electoral Commission (CONEL) shortly after the first round due to various allegations, including fraud.

Candidates

* Jean-Didace Médard Moussodia, won the seat in the second round of voting.

Results

Voting was postponed in eight seats in the

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due to militant activity.Elections in Congo-Brazzaville
African Elections Database

References

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