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Tshisekedi won last month’s election with 73% of the vote. However, opposition candidates, including Moïse Katumbi, who officially secured second place with 18%, Martin Fayulu in third with 5%, and Anzuluni Bembe, who secured 1% questioned the outcome of the poll and alleged that that the voting was vitiated by malpractices and high-handedness of the ruling party
Three opposition leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have jointly declared a nationwide protest scheduled for Saturday (tomorrow). That day will coincide with President Félix Tshisekedi’s second-term inauguration.
Tshisekedi won last month’s election with 73% of the vote. However, opposition candidates, including Moïse Katumbi, who officially secured second place with 18%, Martin Fayulu in third with 5%, and Anzuluni Bembe, who secured 1% questioned the outcome of the poll and alleged that that the voting was vitiated by malpractices and high-handedness of the ruling party.
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Some of the allegations aired by the opposition include fraud and ballot stuffing. However, the leading opposition candidates opted not to pursue a legal challenge, and the Constitutional Court validated Tshisekedi’s victory. They avoided the legal challenge on the plea that they did not expect any positive and objective decision.
