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Blinken, travelling in West Africa, spoke by telephone with Tshisekedi to congratulate him on his victory, the State Department said. Blinken &#8220;encouraged President Tshisekedi to address the concerns raised by election observation missions by taking steps to promote confidence in the democratic process going forward,&#8221; State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said. Tshisekedi officially\u00a0triumphed\u00a0with 73.47 percent and the vote passed largely peacefully in a country long torn by violence and instability. 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