Landslide win for Congo's President Sassou Ngueso

Congo-Brazzaville's President Denis Sassou Nguesso has won re-election by a landslide, with 89% of the vote, the country's interior minister has announced. 

The main opposition candidate Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas - who died on Sunday - garnered 8%. He was suffering from Covid-19. 

President Sassou Nguesso, 77, has ruled the country for 37 years. 

He's been in power since 1979, except for a five-year period after losing elections in 1992.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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