JOHANNESBURG — The results of Congo’s presidential election were delayed Sunday. The Catholic Church, a powerful critic during two years of election delays, has angered Congo’s ruling party by saying data collected by its 40,000 vote observers show a clear winner. Congolese election observers, opposition supporters and rights groups have alleged irregularities in the Dec. 30 vote, which Western observers were not invited to watch. It said 24 percent of the polling stations it observed closed without allowing people in line to vote. It is not known if the delay in announcing preliminary results will delay the publication of the final election results, expected by Jan. 15, with the inauguration three days later.

Source: Washington Post January 06, 2019 14:03 UTC