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Tshisekedi got 73.47 percent of vote during a December 20 election, the court said.

DR Congo's Constitutional Court on Tuesday confirmed President Felix Tshisekedi's landslide victory in a December election for a second term in the poor but mineral-rich massive central African country.More than 40 million people out of the 100 million inhabitants of the vast country were registered to vote on December 20 for president, as well as for national and regional lawmakers and municipal councillors.

Tshisekedi got 73.47 percent of vote during a December 20 election, the court said.

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The circumstances under which DR Congo’s Felix Tshisekedi won his first term were described as fraudulent yet even his second term in office looks to be tainted with similar allegations

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The court has seven days to examine the petition and give its decision.

State agencies among them KRA and Kebs have also termed his demise a big loss.

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