Monday, 31 December 2018

DRC election: opposition cries foul over long queues at polling stations

Election passes off mostly peacefully, but many Congolese still queuing at poll-closing time

Opposition leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo have accused electoral authorities of deliberately blocking people from casting their ballots in an election on Sunday marred by widespread logistical problems.

Observers hope that the election, which passed off mostly peacefully, will bring about the vast central African country’s first ostensibly democratic transition of power in its troubled history and chart a road to a better future. Others fear renewed instability if the opposition rejects the results and calls for protests.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2LGfs1L

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