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Crisis looms as opposition leaders dismiss the election as a "sham".

Rest of World News: DR Congo President Tshisekedi won a second term in a landslide victory, the provisional results showed as opposition leaders dismissed the election as

The president won about 73% of the vote, with his nearest challenger, Moise Katumbi, on 18%, officials said.

Biggest headache for President Tshisekedi's administration will be how to foster post-election calm.

But with definitive results still not announced, the government said the protests will be disruptive

The results announced so far account for nearly 1.9 million ballots, out of a total of around 44 million registered voters.

The other nearly 20 opponents, including 68-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege, failed to gather one percent

Voters in DR Congo are due to go to the polls again on Thursday, in a general election marked by severe logistical troubles that meant some polling stations never opened.But the vote on Wednesday was marked by massive delays nationwide, with the electoral commission still attempting to deliver materials to voting stations long after polls were meant to have opened. 

Why Congolese rebel alliance launch irked Kenyan opposition

Rest of World News: Polling stations open in high-stakes Democratic Republic of Congo general election between President Felix Tshisekedi and fragmented opposition. Votin