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 KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - President Joseph Kabila's lead Saturday in Congo's historic presidential election was below the majority needed to avoid a runoff, a day before the deadline for a preliminary tally of votes.
If none of the 33 presidential candidates wins an outright majority in Congo's first multiparty elections in decades, the two front-runners will enter a second round of voting, likely in October.
A preliminary countrywide tally was expected to be announced on Sunday and a final tally Aug. 31. The government has counted and verified 11.7 million ballots out of an estimated 20 million cast. It has not given a precise number for voter turnout.
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