Unrest Rising From Congo's Presidential election

Congo Election: Two Men Declare Themselves President -- Christian Science Monitor

International observers reject the Congo election results that put President Joseph Kabila on top. His main rival, meanwhile, declares himself president.

Congolese police have launched a crackdown in the capital Kinshasa, rounding up Congolese youths from their homes, as opposition candidates and international observers reject Friday's results from recent presidential and parliamentary elections.

The Carter Center, one of several election observer missions that followed the Nov. 28 elections, said that multiple irregularities in the election and tallying process made them conclude that the election results “lack credibility.” Etienne Tshisekedi, the main opposition candidate, meanwhile, declared himself president, saying that his own party’s vote tallies taken from polling stations showed that he had won with 54 percent of the vote.

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