It calls on the authorities to announce it now and quell the mounting storm.

The Catholic Church says data in its possession from vote counting from polling stations designates the selection of one candidate.

It does not name the aspirant.

It calls on the electoral commission known as CENI to publish the result in keeping with truth and justice.

CENI says the results are coming in too slowly and it will delay publication of interim results originally scheduled for Sunday.

Detractors say this is because the ruling coalition does not wish to acknowledge defeat for its candidate Emmanuel Shadary who was handpicked to succeed President Joseph Kabila who’s been in power for 17 years.

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