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Congo elections: Internet shutdown and lower voter turn out
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BRAZZAVILLE, 22 March, 2021 (TON): The country applauded Congolese president Dennis Sassou Nguesso as he arrived for the presidential election’s polling unit in Brazzaville on Sunday morning.
The 77-year old has stayed in power for 36 years and is running for a fourth term in office.
"If this goes through to the end, we could say that our democracy, which is in its early stages, could be said to be in good health," he said to the media.
There are six other presidential candidates in Sunday's election naming.
However, the media reported that Congo was cut off from the rest of the world due to an internet shutdown, something reminiscent of the 2016 elections. But the voting went largely peaceful in most of the country.
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