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General Elections Kick off in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Twenty-six candidates for the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) presidential election have been registered by the country's Independent National... 20.12.2023, Sputnik Africa

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The general elections start in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).Polling stations opened on Wednesday, inviting voters in the country of 100 million people to elect their president, deputies and councilors. DRC outgoing President, Felix Tshisekedi is running for his second term.Among his main rivals are Moise Katumbi, former governor of the country's province of Katanga; Denis Mukwege, Nobel 2018 Peace Prize winner; and Martin Fayulu, the leader of the DRC Engagement for Citizenship and Development party.The previous presidential election, which was originally scheduled to take place in 2016, had been postponed several times until December 2018. Tshisekedi, who won the 2018 polls, marking, according to the United Nations, the "first peaceful transfer of power" in the DRC since the country's independence.

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General Elections Kick off in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Twenty-six candidates for the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) presidential election have been registered by the country's Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), including the outgoing DRC leader Felix Tshisekedi who is running for a second term.

The general elections start in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Polling stations opened on Wednesday, inviting voters in the country of 100 million people to elect their president, deputies and councilors. DRC outgoing President, Felix Tshisekedi is running for his second term.

Among his main rivals are Moise Katumbi, former governor of the country's province of Katanga; Denis Mukwege, Nobel 2018 Peace Prize winner; and Martin Fayulu, the leader of the DRC Engagement for Citizenship and Development party.

The previous presidential election, which was originally scheduled to take place in 2016, had been postponed several times until December 2018. Tshisekedi, who won the 2018 polls, marking, according to the United Nations, the "first peaceful transfer of power" in the DRC since the country's independence.