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Western nations call for restraint in DRC as votes counted

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A voter casts her ballot at a polling station at Bwakya school in Lubumbashi, Dec. 21, 2023. [VOA]

Western embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo urged restraint on Saturday after leading opposition members called this week's election a sham, with some calling for it to be annulled.

Five opposition leaders called in a joint statement for a protest march on Wednesday.

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