In the DRC, voting operations are continuing for the general elections: a quadruple ballot which was initially to be held this Wednesday, December 20, but which was extended this Thursday. Indeed, the Electoral Commission allowed voting centers that were unable to open on the 20th to allow voters to vote on the 21st. The day was punctuated by significant logistical problems. This led to reactions in the political class.
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This is the first position taken in several days by the FCC, the Common Front for Change, led by former President Joseph Kabila. This political group is boycotting this entire process. In a press release this morning, the FCC mentioned a “ electoral chaos » for which he holds the outgoing president Félix Tshisekedi responsible.
Another reaction from the opposition, five candidates, including Martin Fayulu and Denis Mukwege, requested the cancellation of this election and called for the organization of a new election with a ” Céni recomposed “.
The government, for its part, recognizes logistical difficulties having led to delays, but congratulates the Congolese people for their mobilization and salutes the determination of the Ceni. He, like the president’s campaign team, invites the population not to trust the rumors circulating on social networks.
On social networks where indeed, candidates are starting to give trends, while, remember, only the Independent National Electoral Commission (Céni) is authorized to give provisional official figures. These figures which will, in any case, only be communicated by the plenary of the institution after the closure of all polling stations throughout the country.
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