Congo election run-off slated for October - CBC News

CBC News Congolese election officials are planning a run-off election in late October after the two leading candidates in the recent poll failed to win an outright majority. Presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba is seen campaigning underneath a billboard for his rival Joseph Kabila. (Schalk van Zuydam/Associated Press) President Joseph Kabila took 45 per cent of the 16.9 million votes that were cast July 30, while former rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba garnered 20 per cent of the vote, electoral ...