Congo's Bemba rejects Kabila victory results

Congolese presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba's coalition today rejected poll results published so far which showed his …

Congolese presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba's coalition today rejected poll results published so far which showed his rival President Joseph Kabila poised to win a historic election.

"The Union for the Nation will not accept an electoral holdup that aims to steal victory from the Congolese people," the coalition said in a statement which questioned the impartiality of Democratic Republic of Congo's Independent Electoral Commission.

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