The UN Security Council is expected to hold a closed-door meeting on Friday concerning the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, diplomats said.
France requested the meeting, scheduled for 3:00 pm (2000 GMT), as world powers await results from presidential elections which were held on Sunday.
The Catholic Church on Thursday said it had information from polling stations that showed that one candidate had emerged as the winner of the presidential race.
The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) called on the election commission to “publish the election results by adhering to truth and justice.”
The United States demanded that “accurate” election results be released and asked that the DRC authorities remove restrictions that had been placed on internet access.
Western powers and DRC’s neighbors hope that this will mark the country’s first ever peaceful transition of power since gaining its independence in 1960.
President Joseph Kabila, in power since 2001, did not run in the elections. A total of 21 candidates including Kabila’s handpicked successor, former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, are vying for the presidency.
The council is scheduled to hold a public meeting on the DR Congo on Tuesday.
