2016 Republic of the Congo presidential election
Results
The first round was held on 20 March 2016. Casting his vote in Brazzaville, Sassou Nguesso said that the election "marks progress for our democracy.

2016 Republic of the Congo presidential election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: The first round was held on 20 March 2016. Casting his vote in Brazzaville, Sassou Nguesso said that the election "marks progress for our democracy.

Candidate	Party	Votes	%

Denis Sassou Nguesso	Congolese Party of Labour	838,922	60.19

Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas	Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development	209,632	15.04

Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko	Independent	191,562	13.74

Pascal Tsaty Mabiala	Pan-African Union for Social Democracy	65,025	4.67

André Okombi Salissa	Initiative for Democracy in Congo	57,373	4.12

Claudine Munari	21,530	1.54

Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou	3,540	0.25

Michel Mboussi Ngouari	3,301	0.24

Anguios Nganguia Engabé	2,905	0.21

Invalid/blank votes	96,171	–

Total	1,489,961	100

Registered voters/turnout	2,161,839	68.92

Source: Constitutional Court

Sentence(s)

The 2016 Republic of the Congo presidential election results released by the Constitutional Court showed Sassou Nguesso with 60.19% of the vote, Kolelas with 15.04%, and Mokoko with 13.74%, turnout was placed at 68.92%.

final_sentence: The 2016 Republic of the Congo presidential election results released by the Constitutional Court showed Sassou Nguesso with 60.19% of the vote, Kolelas with 15.04%, and Mokoko with 13.74%, turnout was placed at 68.92%.