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1992 Republic of the Congo presidential election

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99: 239: 1252: 522: 28: 106: 608:, who led the country during the transition but whose government had lost its responsibility for organizing the election after the local election of May 1992 proved controversial, ran as an independent candidate and placed fourth with 10%. Two former leading figures of the PCT, 686:
The official number of valid votes cast in the first round was reported to be 785,981, 1,900 higher than the total of votes received by each candidate. Voter turnout was reported to be 59.6% based on this figure.
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In the first round, held on 8 August, Lissouba, who had served as Prime Minister in the 1960s, placed first with 36% of the vote, outperforming Kolélas, an opposition figure since the 1960s, who won 20%, and
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With Sassou-Nguesso's support, Lissouba defeated Kolélas in the second round with 61% of the vote. Lissouba won all regions in the second round except Brazzaville, Pool, and Kouilou.
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in August 1992, marking the end of the transitional period that began with the February–June 1991 National Conference. It was won by
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In the first round, Lissouba enjoyed overwhelming support in the three regions collectively known as
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John F. Clark, "Congo: Transition and the Struggle to Consolidate", in
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Elections in Congo-Brazzaville [Republic of the Congo]
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Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development
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Index

2002


Pascal Lissouba
Bernard Kolélas
UPADS
MCDDI
President
Denis Sassou Nguesso
PCT
President
Pascal Lissouba
UPADS
Politics of the Republic of the Congo

Constitution
Human rights
President
Denis Sassou Nguesso
Prime Minister
Anatole Collinet Makosso
Cabinet
Current government
Parliament
Senate
President
Pierre Ngolo
National Assembly
President
Isidore Mvouba

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