After Elections, What Now for Congo?
02 December 2011
Electoral commission workers tally ballots at a polling station in the Bandal commune, one day after the country went to the polls for presidential and parliamentary elections, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, November 29, 2011.
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.
This week, people in the Democratic Republic of Congo voted for president and parliament.
On Friday, President Joseph Kabila took an early lead in the vote count. Election officials have said they will publish the full results by Tuesday, when his term ends. Some of his ten opponents want the votes cancelled.
Parliamentary results are not expected until January.
Human Rights Watch says election-related violence killed at least eighteen civilians and seriously wounded one hundred others. The government says it is preparing for the possibility of more violence after the results are announced.
The United Nations urged calm after international observers reported widespread voting problems. African observers considered the election a success.
The huge central African country was supposed to vote just on Monday. But voting continued through Wednesday after ballots and voter lists failed to arrive at some polling stations.
Congo is no stranger to violence. The country formerly called Zaire has faced international pressure to stop an epidemic of rapes. Five years ago it passed stronger laws against sexual violence.
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