While the official provisional election results were not to be announced until August 20, on August 7, due to the tense climate brought by the chaotic collection of results and after pressure from international envoys (led by South Africa), the DRC Electoral Commission stated that it would begin releasing interim election results as soon as the 20 percent vote count threshold was reached. On August 8, some results were released, indicating that Kabila "overwhelmingly won" in the east while Bemba won in the west. A UN representative stated that it is too early to declare a winner.
Despite official results not being announced until August 20th, on August 7th, due to the volatile situation caused by the chaotic vote count and pressure from international envoys (led by South Africa), the DRC Electoral Commission began releasing interim election results as soon as the 20% threshold was reached. On August 8th, some results were released showing Kabila winning in the east while Bemba won in the west. A UN representative stated that it is too early to declare a winner.