The

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

elects on the national level a

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– the

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– and a

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. The president is elected by the people. The

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(''Parlement'') has two chambers. The

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

(''Assemblée Nationale'') has 153 members, for a five-year term in single-seat

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. The

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(''Sénat'') has 66 members, elected for a six-year term by district, local and regional councils. The Republic of Congo is a

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with the

Congolese Labour Party The Congolese Party of Labour (french: Parti congolais du travail, PCT) is the ruling party of the Republic of the Congo. Founded in 1969 by Marien Ngouabi, it was originally a pro-Soviet, Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist vanguard party w ...

in power.

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are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. Elections are governed by Congo's election law, most recently modified in 2016.

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