Presidential elections were held in the Republic of Congo on July 12, 2009 .
Candidates
- Denis Sassou Nguesso , the incumbent President of the Republic of the Congo , is nominated for a second term by the ruling party of the Congolese Labor Party and the Alliance for Democracy and Development. He won with 78.6% of the vote.
- Angers Edouard Pungwi , nominated by the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy . Former Prime Minister ( 1984 - 1989 ).
- Matthias Zon , nominated by the Coalition for the Republic and Democracy and the Patriotic Union of National Renaissance . Former Minister of Finance ( 1997 - 2002 ).