Analysts say there is little chance of this happening but Fayulu is given full credit for insisting  his supporters keep their protests about a rigged election peaceful.

Martin Fayulu points to the Catholic Church, Western powers and even some prominent African leaders saying he won the Congolese presidential election convincingly.

In a letter to the African Union summit in Addis Ababa at the weekend, Fayulu cites  electoral commission vote tallies from the polling stations as further proof that  he won.

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