Court Ratifies Re-Election Victory Of Congo’s Sassou

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Congo has endorsed the re-election of President Denis Sassou Nguesso in the March 21 vote, after rejecting the opposition’s appeal.

President of the country’s highest judicial body Auguste Iloki said the Constitutional Court made the necessary rectifications and adjustments declaring Denis Sassou Nguesso, who won 88.40% of the presidential vote, elected.

He said that the appeals for annulment and postponement of the presidential election by Mathias Dzon, Jean-Jacques Serge Yhombi Opango and Christian Mozoma are deemed inadmissible.

The Appeals by these opponents against Nguesso’s landslide re-election 88.57% of the vote in the first round were filed at the end of March

At the end of March, these opponents had filed appeals against the landslide re-election in the first round of Mr. Sassou Nguesso who was credited with 88.57% of the vote, according to the provisional results.

During the election campaign, Nguesso, placed peace, youth and the development of agriculture at the top of his priorities to get out of the all-oil and import dependency.

Nguesso, aged 77 has been in power for 36 years in power and the ruling by the Constitutional Court and will be giving him a fourth term of five years as president of Congo-Brazzaville.