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| 'No cheating' in Congo election | 'No cheating' in Congo election |
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| Claims of election fraud by supporters of ex-rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba in the Democratic Republic of Congo are unsubstantiated, say officials. | Claims of election fraud by supporters of ex-rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba in the Democratic Republic of Congo are unsubstantiated, say officials. |
| Electoral commission head Apollinaire Malu Malu called for candidates to respect election rules after Mr Bemba's coalition rejected partial results. | Electoral commission head Apollinaire Malu Malu called for candidates to respect election rules after Mr Bemba's coalition rejected partial results. |
| President Joseph Kabila is poised for victory with some 90% of votes counted. | |
| Mr Kabila has 60%, while Mr Bemba, who has been vice-president since a peace deal, has 40%, partial results suggest. | |
| The Bemba camp said their candidate had received more than 50% of the vote and that victory "was being stolen from the Congolese people". | The Bemba camp said their candidate had received more than 50% of the vote and that victory "was being stolen from the Congolese people". |
| The results are to be officially announced by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) by Sunday at the latest. | The results are to be officially announced by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) by Sunday at the latest. |
| Correspondents say tension over the results is high in the capital, Kinshasa, after violence at the weekend in which four people were killed. | Correspondents say tension over the results is high in the capital, Kinshasa, after violence at the weekend in which four people were killed. |
| 'Logical' | 'Logical' |
| Mr Malu Malu said that accusations of fraud had to be backed up with proof. | Mr Malu Malu said that accusations of fraud had to be backed up with proof. |
| RUN-OFF RESULTS Kabila: 60%Bemba: 40%Turnout: 66%Votes counted: 90% Source: Based on partial CEI results | |
| "Elections need precision and this precision is a guarantee of transparency. Those who want to proclaim themselves are just impostors," he said. | "Elections need precision and this precision is a guarantee of transparency. Those who want to proclaim themselves are just impostors," he said. |
| "They fool no-one but themselves." | "They fool no-one but themselves." |
| Bemba's coalition said in a statement, that if the CEI had cheated, they would not feel bound to comply with an earlier promise to respect the outcome of the election. | Bemba's coalition said in a statement, that if the CEI had cheated, they would not feel bound to comply with an earlier promise to respect the outcome of the election. |
| "The Union for the Nation will not accept an electoral hold-up that aims to steal victory from the Congolese people," the coalition said in a statement | "The Union for the Nation will not accept an electoral hold-up that aims to steal victory from the Congolese people," the coalition said in a statement |
| The vote has been the first following DR Congo's five-year conflict. | The vote has been the first following DR Congo's five-year conflict. |
| The BBC's Mark Doyle says the challenge to the results could be highly dangerous, especially in Kinshasa, which is a Bemba stronghold and where just a few thousand United Nations peacekeepers are deployed. | The BBC's Mark Doyle says the challenge to the results could be highly dangerous, especially in Kinshasa, which is a Bemba stronghold and where just a few thousand United Nations peacekeepers are deployed. |
| The UN is backed by a special European military mission but the numbers of European troops may not be enough to contain any widespread unrest if that occurs, he says. | The UN is backed by a special European military mission but the numbers of European troops may not be enough to contain any widespread unrest if that occurs, he says. |
| Regional divide | Regional divide |
| Following Saturday's violence, the police arrested 337 homeless people, including 87 children, the government says, blaming them for starting the trouble. | Following Saturday's violence, the police arrested 337 homeless people, including 87 children, the government says, blaming them for starting the trouble. |
| Eye-witnesses say that security forces loyal to the two candidates exchanged gun- and mortar-fire. | Eye-witnesses say that security forces loyal to the two candidates exchanged gun- and mortar-fire. |
| At least four people were killed in Saturday's clashes | At least four people were killed in Saturday's clashes |
| United Nations observers say the election is the most significant in Africa since Nelson Mandela was elected as South Africa's president in 1994. | United Nations observers say the election is the most significant in Africa since Nelson Mandela was elected as South Africa's president in 1994. |
| The first round of elections showed a regional divide, with Mr Kabila gaining a landslide in the Swahili-speaking east, while Mr Bemba got most support in the west, where Lingala is the common language. | The first round of elections showed a regional divide, with Mr Kabila gaining a landslide in the Swahili-speaking east, while Mr Bemba got most support in the west, where Lingala is the common language. |
| The world's largest peacekeeping force - 17,000-strong - is in DR Congo, tasked with ensuring security. | The world's largest peacekeeping force - 17,000-strong - is in DR Congo, tasked with ensuring security. |
| At least 23 people were killed in gun battles between security forces loyal to the two men in Kinshasa after the announcement of first round results. | At least 23 people were killed in gun battles between security forces loyal to the two men in Kinshasa after the announcement of first round results. |
| Mr Kabila won 45% of the vote, while Mr Bemba got 20%. | Mr Kabila won 45% of the vote, while Mr Bemba got 20%. |
| International observers generally praised the vote as being well-run, despite some disruptions in the north-east of the country. | International observers generally praised the vote as being well-run, despite some disruptions in the north-east of the country. |