He has called for the losing candidate to respect the result.

他号召败北的候选人们要接受竞选结果，尊重事实。

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The losing candidate conceded at midnight after the polls had closed.

投票结果揭晓后，败北的候选人在午夜才认输。

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Whether the election is deemed to be a success or not will depend, ultimately, on whether and how the losing candidate accepts his defeat.

这次的选举活动能否称得上成功，最终还取决于败北的候选人是否能接受失败，以及他如何接受这个事实。

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In an open letter to Mr.Sanha and Mr.Yala before Sunday's vote, the Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation and the International Crisis Group called on the losing candidate to "refrain from taking any form of violent actions that could further undermine the fragile stability in the country."

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But Nana Akuffo-Addo, the losing candidate and now a contender, graciously conceded defeat.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

The last election, in 2006, was marred by weeks of street battles led by supporters of the losing candidate.

BBC: Violence mars DR Congo election build-up

He was also key in the opposition Social Democratic Party that supported the losing candidate in last year's presidential elections.

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