Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila casts his vote in the capital Kinshasa.<br/> He is running for another term in elections marred by violence and fears of fraud.<br/> Despite the rocky lead up, thousands are turning up to cast their votes.<br/> (SOUNDBITE) (Swahili) JOEL MWESO, GOMA RESIDENT, SAYING:<br/> "They should let us vote for the person we want, and, for the candidate who loses, he should accept defeat and put things to rest."<br/> Although there are reports of delays, missing materials and incorrect voter lists, people here are still optimistic.<br/> (SOUNDBITE) (French) JACOB MPOY, GOMA RESIDENT SAYING:<br/> "All is well, even though we started with a bit of a delay, but the process is transparent."<br/> This is the Congo's second post-war election.<br/> There are more than 18,500 candidates running for parliament and 11 presidential hopefuls.<br/> The country's provisional results will come out on December 6.<br/> Jessica Gray, Reuters
