2024-01-09 21:36:26
Congolese justice on Tuesday confirmed the re-election of Félix Tshisekedi in the December 20 presidential election after rejecting a request from an election candidate who denounced a “multitude of irregularities”.
Published on: 01/09/2024 – 10:36 p.m.
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The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday confirmed the handily re-election of Félix Tshisekedi in the presidential election on December 20, with more than 73% of the votes, after rejecting a request from a candidate for the election.
According to the final results proclaimed in public hearing by the Court, the outgoing president, in power since January 2019, even gains a tenth of a point, at 73.47%, compared to the provisional figures announced on December 31 by the electoral commission (Céni ), which gave him 73.34% of the votes.
To achieve this result, the Constitutional Court subtracted from the scores of the 26 presidential candidates the votes recorded in two constituencies where the CENI canceled the general elections due to various frauds. At the same time, on January 5, the CENI canceled the votes for 82 candidates.
A quadruple vote – presidential, legislative, provincial and local – was organized on December 20 but was extended by at least one day due to multiple logistical problems.
An identical order of arrival
The final figures established by the Constitutional Court do not modify the ranking of the 26 candidates who were in the running for the presidential election, a single round election, but slightly change for some their percentage of votes obtained.
Félix Tshisekedi is followed by the former governor of Katanga (south-east) Moïse Katumbi, who won 18.08% of the votes (unchanged), then the other opponent Martin Fayulu, who obtained 4.92% (compared to 5 .33% according to provisional figures).
Another candidate, former Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito, is credited with 1.13% of the votes (compared to 1.12). All others, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege, do not exceed 1%.
On Monday, the Constitutional Court examined a request from a candidate, who came last in the election, who requested the cancellation of the presidential election, tainted according to him by a “multitude of irregularities”.
The Court, which rendered its decision on Tuesday before proclaiming the final results of the election, rejected this request and declared another, emanating from a simple voter, inadmissible.
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