in the first round of voting with 75.19% of the vote. Following the election, Kani was dismissed from the government on 25 September 2012, and the RDD was no longer represented in the government. The political weakness of the RDD meant that Sassou Nguesso had nothing to gain by retaining Kani in the government. In March 2013, Yhombi-Opango decided to expel Kani and Anaclet Tsomambet from the RDD in response to a dispute within the party, and Kani then resigned. Kani subsequently became President of the Congolese Congress for Democracy and Progress (CCDP). On 9 February 2016, the CCDP signed an agreement with the PCT, and Kani affirmed his party's support for Denis Sassou Nguesso's candidacy in the March 2016 presidential election. References Living people Rally for Democracy and Development politicians Government ministers of the Republic of the Congo Members of the National Assembly (Republic of the Congo) University of Strasbourg alumni People from Cuvette Department Year of birth missing (living people)