President Tshisekedi declared winner of DRC elections as opposition cries foul

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi casts his vote for the presidential election, in Kinshasa, on December 20, 2023. © REUTERS / ZOHRA BENSEMRA

DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has won a second term in office with a landslide victory, according to provisional results announced on Sunday, in a vote opposition leaders have dismissed as a "sham".

Provisional results from the single-round presidential ballot, announced by the country's electoral commission Ceni, gave Tshisekedi more than 73 percent of the vote.