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Long-delayed DR Congo presidential election gets off to a shaky start

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Voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo go to the polls on Sunday in elections that will shape the future of their vast and troubled country amid fears that continuing unrest could overshadow the ballot. Scores of polling centres had not yet opened even hours after Congo's presidential election officially began, the electoral commission chief confirmed Sunday, as voters shouted "We wanted to vote!" and frustrated people walked away.Millions of Congolese electors are choosing a successor to President Joseph Kabila, who is stepping down two years after his term limit expired – a delay that sparked bloody clashes and revived traumatic memories of past turmoil.The vote gives DR Congo the chance of seeing its first peaceful transfer of power since it gained independence from Belgium in 1960.FRANCE 24's Thomas Nicolon and Emerald Maxwell report.

Added on the 30/12/2018 16:45:33 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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