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Congo: Historic Election

The country’s long-time political opposition, Etienne Tshisekedi’s Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), boycotted the voting, unhappy with the other main parties’ unwillingness to negotiate with it, caused unrests in the Kasai provinces and the capital Kinshasa, Where Tshisekedi enjoys substantial support.
The country’s long-time political opposition, Etienne Tshisekedi’s Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), boycotted the voting, unhappy with the other main parties’ unwillingness to negotiate with it, caused unrests in the Kasai provinces and the capital Kinshasa, Where Tshisekedi enjoys substantial support.