AGAINST ALL the odds, ana tne laws of arithmetic, Felix Tshisekedi was due to become the Democratic Republic of Congo's fifth president as The Economist went to press. A few weeks ago he was trailing in the polls. Experts predicted that the election in December would either be won by Martin Fayulu, a popular opposition candidate, or rigged in favour of the ruling-party candidate, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary.
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