Accusations by opposition leaders of electoral fraud and political repression will likely cloud President Felix Tshisekedi's second term as it did the first.
When Democratic Republic of Congo ’s President Felix Tshisekedi was declared the winner of another disputed election on Sunday, he pledged to be a leader for all its 100 million people. However, accusations by opposition leaders of electoral fraud and political repression will likely cloud his second term as it did the first. His main rivals rejected Sunday’s outcome before it was announced and called for a rerun.
Speaking to supporters at his campaign headquarters in the capital, Kinshasa, Tshisekedi appealed for unity. “It is with a spirit of openness that I’ll govern during this second term,” Tshisekedi told a jubilant crowd, adding that he would focus on creating jobs, security and a more diversified and competitive economy. The result sets the stage for a tense political standoff with the potential for the kind of violence that followed contested polls in 2018, 2011 and 200
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