Congolese Party of Labour
Congolese Party of Labour Parti congolais du travail | |
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| President | Denis Sassou Nguesso |
| Secretary-General | Pierre Ngolo |
| Founder | Marien Ngouabi |
| Founded | 29 December 1969 (56 years, 80 days) |
| Preceded by | National Movement of the Revolution |
| Headquarters | 5, rue Léon Jacob, Quartier Mpila, Brazzaville |
| Membership (2005) | 250,000 |
| Ideology |
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| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing Historical: Far-left |
| National affiliation | United Democratic Forces (from 2002) |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (observer, from 2025) |
| Colours | Red |
| Senate | 44 / 72 |
| National Assembly | 112 / 151 |
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| Website | |
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The Congolese Party of Labour (French: Parti congolais du travail, PCT) is the ruling party of the Republic of the Congo. Founded in 1969 by Marien Ngouabi, it was originally a pro-Soviet, Marxist–Leninist vanguard party which founded the People's Republic of the Congo. It took a more moderate left-wing stance following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 and adopted social democracy as its principal ideology in 2006, as well as democratic socialism and left-wing populism. Denis Sassou Nguesso is the President of the PCT Central Committee, and Pierre Moussa is the Secretary-General of the PCT.