1992 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election
| Country | Republic of the Congo  |
|---|---|
| Dey apply to jurisdiction | Republic of the Congo |
| Followed by | 1993 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election |
| Point for tym insyd | 24 June 1992, 19 July 1992 |
| Office contested | Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of the Congo |
Parliamentary elections be hold insyd de Republic of the Congo insyd 1992, along plus a presidential election, marking de end of de transition to multiparty politics. De election be hold insyd two rounds, de first on 24 June 1992 den de second on 19 July 1992. De Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS)—led by Pascal Lissouba, who win de presidential election—win a plurality of seats (39),[1] while de Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (MCDDI) of second place presidential candidate Bernard Kolélas win de second highest number of seats (29). Following in third place be de Congolese Labor Party (PCT), which had been de ruling party during single-party rule.[2]
De PCT dey back Lissouba at de time of de election, giving de pro-Lissouba National Alliance for Democracy (AND) coalition a slight parliamentary majority (64 out of 125 seats). However, when Lissouba give de PCT only three posts insyd de 28-member government he appoint insyd September 1992, de PCT (which wanted one-third of de portfolios) break plus Lissouba den instead allied plus de Union for Democratic Renewal (URD) opposition coalition, which be led by Kolélas. Dis defection deprived Lissouba of ein majority.[2][3]
Plus an opposition majority insyd de National Assembly, de PCT ein André Mouélé be elected as President of de National Assembly on September 24; de PCT den de URD formally signed an alliance on September 30. De opposition majority reject de government appoint by Lissouba, which be led by Prime Minister Stéphane Maurice Bongho-Nouarra, insyd a vote of no confidence on October 31, den e dey demand de appointment of a new Prime Minister from de parliamentary majority, as required by de constitution. Rather than do so, Lissouba dissolve de National Assembly. De URD den PCT protest dis, den despite Lissouba ein desire to leave Bongho-Nouarra insyd office during de interim period leading to a new election, he agreed under pressure to appoint a coalition government insyd which 60% of de posts be hold by de URD denPCT (the "60/40" government of Prime Minister Claude Antoine Dacosta). Six months later, a new parliamentary election dey hold insyd June 1993.[2]
Results
[edit | edit source]| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pan-African Union for Social Democracy | 39 | New | |
| Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development | 29 | New | |
| Congolese Party of Labour | 18 | –115 | |
| Rally for Democracy and Social Progress | 9 | New | |
| Rally for Democracy and Development | 5 | New | |
| Union of Democratic Forces | 3 | New | |
| Union for Social Progress and Democracy | 2 | New | |
| African Movement for Social Renaissance | 1 | New | |
| National Party | 1 | New | |
| Union for Christian Democracy | 1 | New | |
| Democratic and Patriotic Forces | 1 | New | |
| National Rally for Democracy and Progress | 1 | New | |
| Union for Progress | 1 | New | |
| Union for National Recovery | 1 | New | |
| National Union for Democracy and Progress | 1 | New | |
| National Committee for Democracy and Development | 1 | New | |
| Republican Party for the Defence of Congo | 1 | New | |
| National Democratic Alliance | 1 | New | |
| Forum for Democracy and Solidarity | 1 | New | |
| Independents | 8 | New | |
| Total | 125 | –8 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p272 ISBN 0198296452
- 1 2 3 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 70–72.
- ↑ Joachim Emmanuel Goma-Thethet, "Alliances in the political and electoral process in the Republic of Congo 1991–97", in Liberal Democracy and Its Critics in Africa: Political Dysfunction and the Struggle for Social Progress (2005), ed. Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo, Zed Books, page 110–113.