Congo releases first provisional election results

An election official checks the identity cards of people who are waiting to vote in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's parliamentary and presidential elections, in Kinshasa, Dec. 21, 2023. [VOA]

Congo on Friday released a few early results from general elections after an unscheduled daylong ballot extension that prompted some opposition candidates to cry foul and call for a rerun.

The provisional results from the few thousand voters in the Congolese diaspora showed President Felix Tshisekedi with a comfortable lead over challengers.