Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2002

A parliamentary election was held in the Republic of the Congo in 2002; the first round was held on 26 May and the second round on 20 June. The Congolese Labour Party (PCT) and its allies won a majority of seats in the National Assembly.

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.^[1] 51 candidates were elected in the first round.^[2] 12 candidates were disqualified by the National Electoral Commission (CONEL) shortly after the first round due to various allegations, including fraud.^[3]

 Summary of the 26 May and 20 June 2002 National Assembly of the Republic of the Congo election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Congolese Labour Party (Parti Congolais du Travail)		.	53
United Democratic Forces (Forces Démocratiques Unies)		.	30
Union for Democracy and Republic (Union pour la Démocratie et la République-Mwinda)			6
Pan-African Union for Social-Democracy (Union Panafricaine pour la Démocratie Sociale)		.	3
Convention for Democracy and Salvation		.	2
Independents and other political formations		.	35
Vacant		.	8
Total			137
Source: www.democraf.com

References

1. "Elections législatives : le ministère de l’Intérieur publie la liste officielle des 1 199 candidats", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 14 May 2002 (French).
2. "Elections législatives : les 51 élus du premier tour", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 5 June 2002 (French).
3. Louis Okamba, "Republic of Congo electoral commission disqualifies 12 parliamentary candidates", Associated Press, 28 May 2002.