The election commission, which has been criticised byinternational observers for a lack of transparency in the counting process, was originally due to give a complete provisional result Tuesday, but postponed it to Thursday and then to Friday.
“We need to compare the figures received on the results sheets with the ones received by satellite transmission,” said the commission’s chief, Daniel Ngoy Mulunda.
“It’s a huge job and we need to do it to assure the credibility and compliance of the numbers we’re going to announce.”
President Joseph Kabila, in power since 2001, looks poised to win a new five-year term following constitutional changes in January that scrapped two-round presidential elections for a single-round system.
Kabila, who faced a divided opposition field of 10 candidates, had 49 percent against 33 percent for chief rival Etienne Tshisekediwith just over 89 percent of polling centres counted, according to the latest results.