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DRC president declared election winner as opposition cries foul

Officials in Democratic Republic of the Congo says Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected with 73% of the vote

The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, has won a second term in office with a landslide victory, according to provisional results, in a vote opposition leaders have dismissed as a “sham”.

Provisional results from the single-round presidential ballot, declared on Sunday by the country’s electoral commission, Ceni, showed Tshisekedi had won 73% of the vote.

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