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Congo Opposition Calls for Protests and Election Rerun
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Opposition candidates in Congo call for street protests and demand a rerun of the presidential elections, citing alleged irregularities. The election commission is set to release provisional results, with President Felix Tshisekedi currently leading with over 72% of the votes counted. The opposition has accused the government of manipulating the vote, while the government and the election commission have dismissed these allegations. The joint vote-monitoring mission of the Catholic and Protestant churches urges the CENI to publish results based on correctly consolidated tallies from local polling stations. Opposition frontrunner Moise Katumbi rules out a legal challenge to the CENI's results and pledges to continue protesting against the election.
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How does the involvement of religious organizations in vote-monitoring missions affect the perception of the election's integrity and the role of the state in the electoral process?
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