Il ressort clairement des résultats et de la campagne que ces élections ne concernaient pas essentiellement la politique; elles concernaient, dans une large mesure, l’allégeance régionale dans un Congo qui est, en fait, partagé entre l’Est et l’Ouest.
It is clear from the results and the campaign that these elections were not essentially about politics; they were to a considerable degree about regional allegiance in a Congo that is, in fact, divided between East and West.