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Congo-Brazzaville 'Emperor' Gets Another 5 Years in Power

The Republic of Congo's veteran President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has been reelected with more than 88% of the vote, official results show. The landslide victory for Sassou-Nguesso had been widely expected, given the 77-year-old's strong grip on state institutions. The ballot on March 21, 2021, saw a 67,55% voter turnout. Voting was largely boycotted by the main opposition and took place under an Internet blackout. Described by some of his African counterparts as "The Emperor", Sassou-Nguesso faced seven other candidates, notably 73-year-old former finance minister Mathias Dzon, and another former minister-turned opposition politician Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas. But Kolélas, who came second in the 2016 presidential election, died of Covid-19 just a few hours after the polls closed.

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The seven candidtates in the March 2021 election : Denis Sassou N’Guesso, Joseph Kignoumbi Kia-Mboungou, Anguios-Nganguia Engambé, Mathias Dzon, Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas, Albert Oniangué, Dave Uphrem Mafoula

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