Democratic Republic of the Congo: Tshisekedi declared provisional president-elect
- January 10, 2019
- - 9:41 am
Félix Tshisekedi, of the opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), was declared January 10 the provisionally-elected president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With a final tally due by January 15, Tshisekedi can look forward to succeeding outgoing President Joseph Kabila roughly January 18 in what will be the Congo’s first democratic and non-violent transfer of presidential power. Of the vote breakdown, Congo’s independent electoral commission stated that Tshisekedi secured almost 39% of the presidential vote that was held December 30. Runner-up Martin Fayulu, of the Lamuka alliance, was determined to have won roughly 35% of the …
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