Congo’s Sassou Nguesso wins 5th term with 94.8%, provisional results

Supporters of Congo-Brazzaville’s incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso celebrated in the streets as provisional results confirmed he is winning a fifth term with nearly 95% of the vote.

This victory will extend Sassou Nguesso’s 42-year hold on power by another five years.

Interior Minister Raymond Zephyrin Mboulou announced on national TV that he secured a fifth term with “94.8%” of the votes. Voter turnout, initially expected to be…