Eighteen Parties Sign at PCT Headquarters
On February 2, 2026, eighteen parties belonging to the Congolese presidential majority convened at the headquarters of the Parti congolais du travail (PCT) in Brazzaville and signed a collective declaration committing each of them to support the candidacy of incumbent President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in the presidential elections scheduled for March 12 and 15.
The gathering formalised what had been a widely anticipated political alignment, transforming an informal convergence into a documented institutional structure.
The Majorité Présidentielle Takes Shape
The signatory parties, which included the PCT alongside the Rassemblement citoyen, the Rassemblement pour la démocratie et le progrès social, and fifteen other formations, constituted themselves as a formal coalition under the name Majorité présidentielle (MP).
The declaration set out several objectives: securing a first-round re-election victory for Sassou-Nguesso, defining a shared electoral strategy, ensuring a campaign environment free from major disruption, supporting the president’s governance programme, and establishing permanent consultation mechanisms among coalition members.
Crucially, the agreement preserved the individual identity of each party. “Each signatory retains its organisational and functional autonomy and commits to respecting the spirit and the letter” of the accord, the declaration stated. The coalition was also described as open to additional political forces sympathetic to the incumbent.
Pierre Moussa Frames the Alliance’s Purpose
Pierre Moussa, serving as interim president of the Majorité présidentielle, addressed the signing ceremony and placed the agreement in a broader political context. He described the declaration as a reflection of political maturity and a collective determination to safeguard national stability, continuity, and progress.
“I call on members of the coalition to translate their commitment into concrete actions,” Moussa said, a formulation that acknowledged the gap that can exist between signed commitments and operational delivery.
A Coalition Designed for First-Round Arithmetic
The explicit objective of achieving a first-round result signals the coalition’s strategic calculus. Under Congolese electoral rules, a first-round victory eliminates the uncertainty of a runoff and accelerates the institutional timetable.
With eighteen parties formally aligned and the coalition explicitly open to further additions, the MP was designed to present as broad a political front as possible — reinforcing the incumbent’s positioning before the campaign had formally opened.
Context of a Constrained Field
The formation of the Majorité présidentielle came against a backdrop in which several major opposition formations were already signalling their intention to abstain from the contest, citing grievances about the conditions of the electoral process.
That dynamic gave the coalition declaration additional resonance: in a field where the most organised opposition was stepping back, the presidential majority was moving to consolidate rather than compete.