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Election Unrest and Rising Tensions in Democratic CongoProvisional results show Tshisekedi leading with 77% after Dec 20 vote amid protests and military deployments in volatile eastern regions.
- Preliminary outcomes from the December 20 elections suggest President Tshisekedi will serve a second term, sparking nationwide dissent.
- Clashes erupted in Kinshasa as police used tear gas against opposition supporters demanding the elections be redone.
- Government troops were deployed in Lubumbashi to address security concerns amid protest bans.
- Concerns escalate over a renewed insurgency in the east by M23 and other groups, risking further destabilization.
You cannot threaten or traumatize a population that wants to march peacefully.— Mino Bopomi from the citizens' movement Filimbi, speaking with AFP about the protests against the election.
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