 He won the seat in the second round after receiving 39.17% of the vote in the first round against 37.84% for Carole Mantot, an independent candidate.He retained his post as Minister of State for the Civil Service and State Reform in the government appointed after the election, on 30 December 2007.Mbemba and his party supported Sassou Nguesso when the latter ran for another term in the July 2009 presidential election.