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21 January 2019 By Ed Cropley Follow @edwardcropley

The African nation’s top court rejected complaints by runner-up Martin Fayulu, who says the Dec. 30 vote result is fraudulent. Unofficial tallies say he is right. His supporters in Congo’s mining belt could now push for a split from Kinshasa – leaving cobalt supply in turmoil.

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Democratic Republic of Congo’s top court affirmed the election victory of Felix Tshisekedi on Jan. 20, rejecting an appeal against the result by runner-up Martin Fayulu.

Fayulu denounced the court’s decision as a “constitutional coup d’etat”, saying the official results of the Dec. 30 vote were fraudulent. In a Tweet to his followers, he urged them not to recognise the authority of Tshisekedi’s administration.

Results tallied by Congo’s powerful Catholic church pointed to a Fayulu landslide. Poll results leaked to international media organisations, including Reuters and the Financial Times, corroborated the church’s findings.

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