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Congo releases first provisional election results

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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.

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