Africa - Voice of America: Republic of Congo Holds Parliamentary Poll

Africa - Voice of America africa

Republic of Congo Holds Parliamentary Poll Jul 15th 2012, 12:29 Voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo are electing a new parliament on Sunday. The ruling party of longtime President Denis Sassou-Nguesso and its allies are expected to hang on to their majority. More than two million people are eligible to vote in the oil-rich central Africa country. They will be electing nearly 140 members of parliament. President Sassou-Nguesso first seized power in a 1979 coup.  After losing a poll in 1992, he re-took power in 1997 following a bloody ... Media files: C4526CBA-148E-43B1-8AAD-955D6F1E6C7A_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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