Clashes in DR Congo over 'voter fraud'

Police in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, have fired tear gas at opposition protesters who accuse the electoral commission of fraud.

The demonstrators accuse President Joseph Kabila's party of rigging polls in his favour by allowing for the multiple registrations of voters ahead of elections in November.

The country's electoral commission has admitted that there were 20,000 duplicate registrations on a voter list of some 32 million people.

Fears over delays and spiralling costs for the poll are also mounting as much of the election equipment is still abroad and international backers, who played a prominent role in elections in 2006, are taking less interest in this year's poll.

Al Jazeera's Hazem Sika reports from Kinshasa.

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[burundi132]

Les Resultats des votes au Congo etaient un Mafia total car Hypolite Kanambe n'avait pas gagne au contraire il a bel et bien perdu mais n'oublions pas que ce monde est dirige par la diplomatie oocidentale. c'est eux qui decident qui il faut placer a la tete de la nation pour diriger le pays et la meme personne est teleguide par leurs principes. C'est ca la realite de ce monde!!!

[messageofhour]

kabila ni mtu wa rwnda. kwa sasa tunataka mkongomani kuongoza inshi yetu na sikubaki watumwa hivi. nzongisa kabila na Rwanda.

[lianza09]

THE PROBLEM WITH KANAMBE HYPOLITE IS THAT HE KNOWS IS TIME IS UP AND HE MIGHT BE PROSECUTED FOR ALL THE CRIMES HE AND HIS FELLOW GANGSTERS HAVE COMMITTED, SO THATS WHY KANAMBE IS TRYING AS HARD AS HE CAN TO CLING TO POWER AND HE'S COMMITTED TO USE ALL THE TOOLS HE HAS TO STAY IN POWER

[lianza09]

@PATRICELUMUMBAS moto bongisa mwa francais, DERRIEURE TE MAIS DERRIERE, DEMANDO TE, MAIS DEMANDONS ET TOUT TE MAIS TOUS, merci pour la comprehension.

[ballerzblock7]

@aussiedownunderman mate your retarded, planet of the apes moviee HAHA neh, come up with something more original i beg of you

[ballerzblock7]

@AliRajput40 lol i walked on those streets on the same day lool

[Amanironaldinho10]

We are suck and tired of your bullshit KABILA!!!! U can't go on ruining our country like that. GI BACK TO RWANDA leave us alone. Please. U KILLED enough and destroyed our lovely nation. All we need is A TRUE CONGOLESE BLOOD to rule. Get out of our country and leave us in peace. We are rich in minerals we are among the worlds poorestest counties. Get the fuck out!!!!!!! Nigga

[matthewakian2]

@86am So do I, but it shows you people's true feelings and clearly racism is still a big problem.

[yoursexycoco]

KANAMBE AKA KABILA Go back to RWANDA To DADDY Kagame !!!!!! Your family and yourself have stolen enough!!! I want my GO PASS money back There is NO Damn New Airport , You FOOL TANZANIAN TAXI DRIVER!!!! Tu ne fais que arranger ce que Mobutu has left . Qu'as-tu fait de la vie SOCIAL ??? And Take Your CHINESE people With You !!!!!!!!!

[AliRajput40]

@blueiguy1 no way! me too