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DR Congo's Incumbent President Tshisekedi Leads by Wide Margin in Presidential Election
DR Congo's Incumbent President Tshisekedi Leads by Wide Margin in Presidential Election
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The incumbent president of the central African nation is seeking his second term in office in an election with 26 candidates, which took place last week in 22... 25.12.2023, Sputnik Africa
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo's incumbent president, Felix Tshisekedi, so far received 850,684 votes, equivalent to 82.60%, according to the latest figures from the electoral commission, which is still counting results from the Deсember 20 vote. Opposition candidate Moise Katumbi, the former governor of the country's province of Katanga, is provisionally in second place with 147,053 votes, corresponding to 14.30%.Third in the latest count is Radjabho Tebabho Soborabo, leader of the Congolese United for Change party, with 9,263 votes, equal to 0.9%.By December 31, the electoral commission hopes to have tabulated data from all 22 counties.The last presidential election, originally scheduled for 2016, was postponed several times until December 2018. Tshisekedi's victory in the 2018 elections marked the "first peaceful transfer of power" in the DRC since independence, according to the UN.In the DR Congo, the president is elected by simple majority vote. The constitution of the Central African nation, sets a limit of two five-year terms for the presidency.
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DR Congo's Incumbent President Tshisekedi Leads by Wide Margin in Presidential Election
09:21 25.12.2023 (Updated: 09:40 25.12.2023) The incumbent president of the central African nation is seeking his second term in office in an election with 26 candidates, which took place last week in 22 constituencies.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's incumbent president, Felix Tshisekedi, so far received 850,684 votes, equivalent to 82.60%, according to the latest figures from the electoral commission, which is still counting results from the Deсember 20 vote.
Opposition candidate Moise Katumbi, the former governor of the country's province of Katanga,
is provisionally in second place with 147,053 votes, corresponding to 14.30%.
Third in the latest count is Radjabho Tebabho Soborabo, leader of the Congolese United for Change party, with 9,263 votes, equal to 0.9%.
By December 31, the electoral commission hopes to have tabulated data from all 22 counties.
The last presidential election, originally scheduled for 2016, was postponed several times until December 2018. Tshisekedi's victory in the 2018 elections marked the "first peaceful transfer of power" in the DRC since independence, according to the UN.
In the DR Congo, the president
is elected by simple majority vote. The constitution of the Central African nation, sets a limit of two five-year terms for the presidency.
