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The Congolese Party of Labour (''Parti congolais du Travail''), founded in 1969 by Marien Ngouabi , is the ruling Political Party of the Republic Of The Congo . It was originally a Marxist-Leninist pro- Soviet party, but moved towards Capitalism during the first administration of Denis Sassou-Nguesso ( 1979 – 1992 ). Denis Sassou-Nguesso, presidential candidate of both the Congolese Party of Labour and the United Democratic Forces , won the presidential elections of 10 March 2002 with 89.4% of the vote. The party also won 53 out of 153 seats in the Lower House of Parliament at the Legislative Elections of 26 May and 20 June 2002 . |