KINSHASA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission will not announce the winner of the country's presidential election until Friday, the head of the body said on state television.
"We want to apologise, we're going to continue working and we will have the results tomorrow," election commission chief Daniel Ngoy Mulunda said on Thursday evening, citing the need to cross-check results received from across the country.
The results from the Nov. 28 vote had first been due on Tuesday but were then pushed back until Thursday. President Joseph Kabila's main rival in the poll is veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi. (Reporting by Jonny Hogg; writing by David Lewis Editing by Maria Golovnina)
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