Surprise Winner Of Congolese Election Is An Opposition Leader
Felix Tshisekedi was declared winner of the long-delayed election. Another opposition candidate, Martin Fayulu — who had been considered the frontrunner — called the results rigged.
The Congolese capital of Kinshasa is reported relatively quiet early Thursday morning as the nation's electoral commission waited until the wee hours to declare opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the provisional winner of last month's long-delayed presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But runner-up Martin Fayulu is disputing the results, condemning the election results as "rigged, fabricated and invented," according to
