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 KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Walls plastered with campaign posters from Congo's historic elections are peppered with bullet holes. Tank fire has smashed buildings just down bloodstained streets from voting centers in the war-battered capital.
Balloting was meant to bring closure to the Central African nation's 1996-2002 conflict, but fighting between men loyal to the two candidates is aggravating old wounds. In the wake of the capital's worst violence in years, some Congolese wonder if the country's leaders are capable of resolving a democratic power struggle without resorting to violence.
"I am worried about the future of our country," said Jose Munoki, 53, a government worker. "The fighting shows our politicians only want democracy as long as they retain power."
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