00:00People in the Republic of Congo are voting in presidential elections
00:04that are widely expected to extend incumbent Denis Sassou Nguesso's decades-long rule
00:09by another five years.
00:11The 82-year-old faces a weak field of challenges
00:14with two of the country's best-known opposition leaders in prison
00:17and several parties boycotting the vote, saying the process lacks credibility.
00:24I voted for my candidate because I believe in his vision for society.
00:30I hope everything goes well and that my candidate's vision
00:34is fully implemented for the good of the country.
00:40I hope the candidate I voted for gets elected
00:46because he means a lot to us young people
00:48since there are so many young people who aren't working.
00:53Personally, I'd be happy if the person I voted for
00:56does great things for the country.
01:01While more than three million Congolese are registered to vote,
01:04analysts and civil society groups expect turnout to fall below
01:07the nearly 68% recorded in 2021.
01:10Sassou Nguesso seized power in a 1979 coup
01:13and has governed almost continuously since.
01:16Sassou Nguesso has governed almost continuously since.
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