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#BREAKING Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi wins DRC presidential poll: electoral commission

#UPDATE Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi wins 38.57% of the vote, “is provisionally declared the elected president” of Democratic Republic of Congo, electoral commission says

📷 Congolese police stand guard outside the National Independent Electoral Commission in Kinshasa

Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi has won the long-awaited presidential poll in the Democratic Republic of Congo - paving the way for the country's first handover of power in 18 years
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#BREAKING Kabila 'partner in democratic change', says DR Congo election winner Tshisekedi

#BREAKING France says DR Congo election declaration 'not consistent' with results

#BREAKING UN chief issues call to 'refrain from violence' in DR Congo after election

AFP chronology of political events in the Democratic Republic of Congo since independence half a century ago

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