DRC president declared election winner as opposition cries foul

Officials in Democratic Republic of the Congo says Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected with almost 75% of the vote

The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedihas been re-elected for a second term, the country’s election commission has said after a vote that opposition candidates condemned as a sham.

Announcing the results on Sunday in the capital, Kinshasa, Denis Kadima, the head of DRC’s national election commission, said Tshisekedi had been elected with 73.34% of the vote.