Tuesday, 18/07/2017 16:42 (GMT+7)
On July 16th, the first round of legislative and local area elections were held in the Republic of Congo.
President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso (Source: AFP/VNA)
Over two million voters are expected to cast their ballots in the first round of polling to elect parliamentarians and local councils.
“On the whole, Congolese exercised their civic duty in the polls,” Mr. Henri Bouka, Head of the Independent National Elections Commission, is quoted to have said.
While over 80,000 vied for 1,158 seats as local councilors and about two million voters were expected to cast their ballots across over 5,000 polling stations nationwide.
In total, over 700 candidates are vying for seats in the national assembly, a majority of whom are considered close to the presidential majority./.
Compiled by BTA