Congo registers around 43.9 million voters for December general election

FILE PHOTO: An anti-government demonstrator wears a Democratic Republic of Congo flag as he takes part in a riot, after security forces broke up an attempted demonstration organized by the opposition and civil society members over alleged irregularities in voter registration for the upcoming December elections, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 20, 2023. REUTERS/Justin Makangara

Congo's electoral commission has registered around 43.9 million voters for general elections in December compared to 40.4 million in the previous poll, it said on Monday, with some among the opposition alleging irregularities.

Political tension is on the rise in Congo ahead of Dec. 20 polls in which President Felix Tshisekedi is expected to seek a second term.