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Catherine Samba-Panza, head of Carter Center’s international election observation mission in the DR Congo described voting operations to have relatively gone well. On December 20 and 21, 2023, Carter Center observers deployed in 11 provinces and Kinshasa assessed that voting operations had gone relatively well in 88 of the 109 polling stations visited
Initial results from a presidential poll in DR Congo can come any time. The just concluded elections were spread over several days. The authorities claimed the elections were successful. That assessment may not be shared by all. Some may dispute its conduct. To firm up a clear view of how the elections were conducted, analysts are looking eagerly for the observations of the international missions deployed across the country as observers.
Catherine Samba-Panza, head of Carter Center’s international election observation mission in the DR Congo described voting operations to have relatively gone well. On December 20 and 21, 2023, Carter Center observers deployed in 11 provinces and Kinshasa assessed that voting operations had gone relatively well in 88 of the 109 polling stations visited. Some of these polling stations opened several hours after the scheduled opening time.
The central African nation held four concurrent polls to elect the president, lawmakers for national and provincial assemblies as well as local councilors. President Felix Tshisekedi is running for a second term against 18 opposition candidates, many of whom blasted chaotic conditions on polling day. Results are expected to trickle in shortly.
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Massive delays and bureaucratic chaos marred the vote and some polling booths were unable to open at all. The Carter Center said it had noted some of these in its monitoring. In a statement, the electoral commission also said that “no polling or counting station” would be authorized to open on Friday.
