Former Exxon Manager Leads Congo Opposition Presidency Bid
- Martin Fayulu chosen as joint candidate by Congo’s opposition
- Congo scheduled to hold presidential elections on Dec. 23
Martin Fayulu on Nov. 11
Photographer: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s main opposition leaders chose Martin Fayulu as their candidate for next month’s presidential election.
The opposition had been expected to select from two better-known politicians: Felix Tshisekedi, head of the biggest opposition party, or Vital Kamerhe, who finished third in the last vote in 2011. Fayulu will face President Joseph Kabila’s anointed successor, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, in the Dec. 23 race to lead the world’s largest cobalt producer.