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| 'No cheating' in Congo election | 'No cheating' in Congo election |
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| Allegations of fraud by supporters of ex-rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba in the Democratic Republic of Congo are unsubstantiated, say poll officials. | |
| Electoral commission head Apollinaire Malu Malu called for candidates to respect election rules after Mr Bemba's coalition claimed he is leading. | Electoral commission head Apollinaire Malu Malu called for candidates to respect election rules after Mr Bemba's coalition claimed he is leading. |
| President Joseph Kabila looks poised to win with some 90% of votes counted. | President Joseph Kabila looks poised to win with some 90% of votes counted. |
| The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) has to announce the presidential run-off results by Sunday. | |
| Counting of partial results on the CEI website and independent analysis of polling station totals give Mr Kabila approximately 58% and Mr Bemba 42%. | |
| But 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 IEC stresses that no "trend projection" can be made on the basis of the provisional results. | |
| An analyst who wished to remain anonymous told the BBC that there were serious questions about the validity of some ballot papers, especially a large number of votes cast by voters outside their home areas. | An analyst who wished to remain anonymous told the BBC that there were serious questions about the validity of some ballot papers, especially a large number of votes cast by voters outside their home areas. |
| '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: 58%Bemba: 42%Votes counted: 90% Source: Tallies from CEI figures | RUN-OFF RESULTS Kabila: 58%Bemba: 42%Votes counted: 90% Source: Tallies from CEI figures |
| "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. |
| International peacekeepers have deployed extra troops in the capital, Kinshasa, which is a Bemba stronghold and a likely flashpoint for any trouble. | |
| Forces loyal to the two candidates clashed during the war as well as during the tense election period. | Forces loyal to the two candidates clashed during the war as well as during the tense election period. |
| Regional divide | Regional divide |
| Following violence on Saturday in which four people died, the police arrested 337 homeless people, including 87 children, the government says, blaming them for starting the trouble. | |
| Eyewitnesses 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. |