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The final round of voting has ended in the first free elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in over forty years. 

The runoff is between incumbent President Joseph Kabila and Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba, who led a field of 33 candidates in the first round of polling held on July 30, but failed to achieve the required majority vote. The voting has been largely peaceful, though isolated incidents of violence and voting fraud have been reported.




 Contestants Bemba (left) and Kabila, August 2006.Credit: MONUC/Myiram Asmani/IRIN



 '''Jean-Pierre Bemba''' 

 '''Joseph Kabila'''



 44 years old 

 35 years  old 



  One of four Vice Presidents 

 President 



 leads Movement for the Liberation of Congo 

 leads People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy



 polled  20% of vote in first round 

 polled 44.8% in first round 



 Main support base in western Congo 

 Main support base in eastern Swahili-speaking Congo



 son of a prominent businessman, who was close to Mobutu Sese Seko. backed by Ugandan army during the war. retains considerable business interests. 

 son of former President Laurent Kabila, grew up abroad, received wartime backing from Rwanda.