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Congo-Kinshasa: Tough Road to Second Term for Felix Tshisekedi
DW, 2 January 2024
Felix Tshisekedi's landslide reelection as Congo's president expected on January 10. The road to his second term is littered with political animosity, unresolved security and… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Cries Foul As President Tshisekedi Declared Winner of DRC Elections
RFI, 31 December 2023
DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has won a second term in office with a landslide victory, according to provisional results announced on Sunday, in a vote opposition leaders… Read more »
Tshisikedi Declared Winner of DR Congo Presidential Election
Felix Tshisikedi has been declared winner of the presidential election in the Democractic Republic of the Congo. Seeking a second term, the 60-year old leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress, received 73.34% of the vote, according to results announced in Kinshasa on December 31 by the president of the Independent National Election Commission (CENI), Denis Kadima. Tshisekedi received 13 million votes out of over 18 million valid votes cast - 43% of those registered, Kadima said.
In a statement, the main opposition candidates asked supporters to protest'' and declared: ''We categorically reject the sham elections... and its results."
Voters endured lengthy queues at numerous polling stations in the capital, Kinshasa, and other cities, with the polling stations opening approximately two hours behind schedule. In addition, voters also elected parliamentary, provincial, and municipal representatives, with a total of around 100,000 candidates participating. To facilitate the distribution of voting materials to over 175,000 polling booths, the electoral commission sought the help of UN peacekeepers, writes AllAfrica's Sethi Ncube.
Denis Kadima, president of the national election commission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (CENI) announcing results of the elections on December 31, 2023.
Provisional results from the Presidential election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, announced by the Independent National Election Commission on December 31, 2023.
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A voter is being helped by an IEC employee in Goma (file photo). The 2023 election was marred by violence and fraud allegations, prompting the opposition to reject the Election Commission's decision to extend the ballot to December 21.
