The president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), Denis Kadima, assured the day before that this authority will comply with the commitment made to the population during the election process, which he classified as transparent.
In statements to the press, he stressed that the CENI results faithfully reflect the votes cast at the polls and urged those who question their legitimacy to present evidence of their accusations.
“They have not proven it, but they are asking for the results to be annulled. When someone requests an annulment without even trying to verify, compare his figures with those of the CENI, we must understand that that person has lost,” he pointed out.
He drew attention to the way in which the reports have been made known, both in each school and in general, so that the citizens themselves could follow the development of the scrutiny.
He added that international and national observation missions assessed the elections as credible, despite “some irregularities.”
This Friday, after counting 15 million 923 thousand 911 valid votes cast, the current president of the DRC and candidate for re-election, Félix Tshisekedi, was in first place with 11 million 606 thousand 844 favorable ballots, for 72.89 percent. hundred.
His closest competitor, Moïse Katumbi, only reached 18.27 percent, which is why the media and other contenders consider the president’s victory irreversible.
However, the incitements to ignore the results and request the annulment of the elections join demonstrations of violence against CENI officials already registered in some localities.
The Government called on Friday to “remain calm and show signs of mutual tolerance and solidarity,” while they wait for the publication of the provisional and final results by the competent authorities.
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