Countries / Africa
COG
Elections in Republic of the Congo
parliamentary republic
Next election
Republic of the Congo national assembly election - 31 July 2026
AC
Anatole Collinet Makosso live
Head of government - Congolese Party of Labour
Party
Congolese Party of Labour
Head of state
Denis Sassou-Nguesso
Region
Africa
Next election
Republic of the Congo national assembly election
31 July 2026
Government
parliamentary republic
Capital
Brazzaville
Population
6 142 180
Country facts
Legislature
Parliament of the Republic of the Congo
Established
1960
Currency
Central African CFA franc
Official language
French
Capital
Brazzaville
Region
Africa
Area
342,000 km2
Election history
21 March 2021presidential
Republic of the Congo presidential election
won: Denis Sassou-Nguesso
20 March 2016presidential
Republic of the Congo presidential election
won: Denis Sassou-Nguesso
12 July 2009presidential
Republic of the Congo presidential election
won: Denis Sassou-Nguesso
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
No recorded transitions.
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.