Félix Tshisekedi, screenshot from France24’s YouTube channel Incumbent President Félix Tshisekedi secured reelection for a second term in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the end of December 2023. However, his victory is marred by contesting opposition forces that do not acknowledge the legitimacy of his election. The Democratic Republic of Congo‘s National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) declared on December 31, 2023, that Félix Tshisekedi has been re-elected for another five-year term as president, securing 73.34 percent of the votes in the elections held on December 20 and 21, 20…