Congolese finally go to the polls but fears of fraud are rising

As survey puts surprise frontrunner ahead in DRC, many expect violence if government rigs the vote

Millions of voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo will cast their ballots on Sunday in an election that will mark the first democratic transition of power in the vast central African country’s troubled history.

Optimists hope the DRC’s third presidential poll since the 2002 end of a civil war that killed around 5 million people will mark a turning point.

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