According to Reuters Kinshasa on December 31, 2023, the Congo (DRC) Election Commission said on the 31st that the country's **Felix Tshisekedi won re-election in the ** vote on December 20.
A few days before the announcement of the election results, the opposition raised its dissatisfaction with the way the elections were conducted.
Logistical setbacks, extended voting times on Election Day and an opaque vote-counting process have sparked a series of disputes that could further destabilize the country, the report said.
Announcing the results in the capital, Kinshasa, the head of the Congolese Electoral Commission, Dennis Kadima, said that out of more than 18 million valid votes, Tshisekedi received more than 13 million votes, adding that the voter turnout in the election was more than 43 percent.
After the election results were announced, Tshisekedi, accompanied by his wife and mother, addressed hundreds of supporters who had gathered at his campaign headquarters, thanking them and pledging to speed up the implementation of plans to address inequality during his second term, the report added. (Compiled by Long Jun).
*: Refer to the news network.