This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16059154
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| DR Congo election results delayed by 48 hours | DR Congo election results delayed by 48 hours |
| (40 minutes later) | |
| The publication of election results in DR Congo has been delayed by 48 hours because of technical difficulties, the country's election commission says. | The publication of election results in DR Congo has been delayed by 48 hours because of technical difficulties, the country's election commission says. |
| The results for the presidential poll on 28 November were due by Tuesday when President Joseph Kabila's term ends. | The results for the presidential poll on 28 November were due by Tuesday when President Joseph Kabila's term ends. |
| With more than two-thirds of votes counted, President Kabila led with 46%. | With more than two-thirds of votes counted, President Kabila led with 46%. |
| Closest challenger Etienne Tshisekedi had 36%. The opposition alleges fraud in what are only the second polls since the 1998-2003 war ended in DR Congo. | Closest challenger Etienne Tshisekedi had 36%. The opposition alleges fraud in what are only the second polls since the 1998-2003 war ended in DR Congo. |
| Some four million people lost their lives in that conflict. Armed groups continue to operate in eastern parts of the vast country, which is two-thirds the size of Western Europe. | Some four million people lost their lives in that conflict. Armed groups continue to operate in eastern parts of the vast country, which is two-thirds the size of Western Europe. |
| Tear gas | Tear gas |
| The BBC's Thomas Hubert in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, says Mr Tshisekedi's supporters insist he has won and are unlikely to accept defeat in polls marred by allegations of rigging, including pre-marked ballots. | |
| The constitutional mandate of Mr Kabila, 40, to rule ends on Tuesday at midnight (23:00 GMT) and the opposition said it would not recognise his authority thereafter, our correspondent says. | |
| Riot police have been patrolling the city amid fears that the expected announcement could spark violence, our correspondent says. | |
| Tear gas has already been used to disperse Mr Tshisekedi's supporters. Many shops in the capital remained closed. | |
| Witnesses also reported heavy police and military deployments as well as curfews in several cities across the country. | |
| The electoral commission was only going to know three hours before the deadline mandated in the constitution whether it would be able to give full provisional results for the election, our correspondent says. | The electoral commission was only going to know three hours before the deadline mandated in the constitution whether it would be able to give full provisional results for the election, our correspondent says. |
| As dozens of helicopters were used to collect results sheets from remote polling stations across the country on Tuesday, staff at the main tallying centre in Kinshasa were confident that they would finish counting before the deadline, but independent observers were doubtful. | As dozens of helicopters were used to collect results sheets from remote polling stations across the country on Tuesday, staff at the main tallying centre in Kinshasa were confident that they would finish counting before the deadline, but independent observers were doubtful. |