1992 Republic of the Congo presidential election

none Republic of the Congo presidential 2002 Republic of the Congo presidential election 2002 1992 8 8 yes (first round)1992 8 16 yes (second round) 59.44% (first round)61.61% (second round) Visit of Pascal Lissouba, President of Congo, to the EC (cropped).jpg Pascal Lissouba UPADS 506,395 61.32% 3x4.svg Bernard Kolélas MCDDI 319,396 38.68% 300px First round results by department 300px Second round results by department 2 President Denis Sassou Nguesso PCT Pascal Lissouba UPADS Presidential elections were held in the Republic of the Congo in August 1992, marking the end of the transitional period that began with the February–June 1991 National Conference. It was won by Pascal Lissouba of the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS), who defeated Bernard Kolélas of the Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (MCDDI) in a second round of voting. 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 Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the former ruling party, the Congolese Labor Party (PCT), who won 17%. Sassou-Nguesso had been president since 1979 but only in a ceremonial capacity since the National Conference. Prime Minister André Milongo, 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, Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya of the Rally for Democracy and Social Progress (RDPS) and Joachim Yhombi-Opango of the Rally for Democracy and Development (RDD), placed fifth and sixth with 6% and 3% respectively. In the first round, Lissouba enjoyed overwhelming support in the three regions collectively known as Nibolek—Niari (88.7%), Bouenza (80.6%), and Lékoumou (91.7%). Kolélas won a first round majority only in the Pool Region (64.4%), although he also won a plurality in Brazzaville, the capital (29.9%). Sassou-Nguesso dominated the north, winning first round majorities in Plateaux (57.6%) and Likouala (58.5%) and pluralities in Cuvette (47.9%) and Sangha (41.9%). Tchicaya and Yhombi-Opango made strong showings in certain regions—the former won 28% of the vote (behind Lissouba's 40%) in Kouilou Region, which includes Pointe-Noire, the country's second largest city, and the latter won 27% of the vote in Cuvette Region.John F. Clark, "Congo: Transition and the Struggle to Consolidate", in Political Reform in Francophone Africa (1997), ed. John F. Clark and David E. Gardinier, pages 70–71. 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. Results 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.Elections in Congo-Brazzaville [Republic of the Congo] https://web.archive.org/web/20111007025025/http://africanelections.tripod.com/cg.html#1992_Presidential_Election 2011-10-07 African Elections Database Pascal Lissouba Pan-African Union for Social Democracy 282020 506395 Bernard Kolélas Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development 159682 319396 Denis Sassou-Nguesso Congolese Party of Labour 131346 André Milongo Independent 79979 Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya Rally for Democracy and Social Progress 45466 Joachim Yhombi-Opango Rally for Democracy and Development 27953 Charles David Ganao Union of Democratic Forces 22514 Paul Kaya Independent 15277 Gongarad N'koua Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress 5272 Clement Mierassa Congolese Social Democratic Party 4298 Jean-Martin M'bembé Union for Progress 3558 Alphonse Souchlaty Poaty Republican Union for Progress 2378 Gabriel Bokilo Union for National Recovery 2296 Angèle Bandou RDPSEL 980 Makangou Loukamy Friendly Union for Complete Change 649 Corentin Auguste Kouba Rally for Unity, Democracy and Liberty 413 8200 6036 1332821 1350241 Nohlen et al.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp273-274 0-19-829645-2 References Category:Presidential elections in the Republic of the Congo Congo Election, President