[1] Incumbent president Denis Sassou Nguesso was re-elected with 88% of the vote.

His main opponent, Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas, died hours after polls closed.

[2] The President of the Republic of the Congo is elected for a five-year term, with the possibility of a maximum of two re-elections.

[3] Telecommunications were cut off during election day at a national level,[4] mirroring events from the 2016 elections, a situation that was condemned by international organizations such as the African Union.

[5] Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas, the opposition presidential candidate, died from COVID-19 on a plane en route to France for treatment, on the afternoon of the election.