DR Congo: Chinese President congratulates Felix Tshisekedi after election success

Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Felix Tshisekedi on his re-election as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Calling the DR Congo a traditional friendly country and a comprehensive strategic cooperative partner of China, President Xi said Beijing is ready to deepen political mutual trust, enrich the connotation of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and push for new and greater development of China-DR Congo cooperation along with President Tshisekedi.

Recall that the Constitutional Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo recently validated the election that brought in President Felix Tshisekedi for another term following a contest poll in December last year.

It also rejected two legal challenges to the provisional results of the contested poll and declared President Tshisekedi the final winner.

Mr. Tshisekedi, according to the electoral commission, received 73.47% of the vote.

The ruling ends a possible delay to the January 20 swearing of the incumbent president for another term.