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Pouvoir exécutif: chef d'état (Président): Président Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO (depuis 25 October 1997, following the civil war in which he toppled elected president Pascal LISSOUBA);
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Isidore MVOUBA (depuis 7 January 2005)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 10 March 2002 (next to be held in 2009)
election results: Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO reelected president; percent of vote - Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO 89.4%, Joseph Kignoumbi Kia MBOUNGOU 2.7%
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du Mai 16, 2008
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