Posts Tagged ‘Carter Center’
Kabila declared DRC election victor, Tshisekedi says he won
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission has declared incumbent president Joseph Kabila reelected after securing 49 per cent of the vote in the presidential election. But Kabila’s closest rival, Etienne Tshisekedi, says he won and says the announcement is a “provocation”.
Q&A: David Pottie, Carter Center
Voting chaos and pockets of violence mar DRC elections
Missing ballot papers and problems with voter lists kicked off the Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential elections on Monday, with scattered pockets of violence throughout the country. RFI visited polling stations in Kinshasa, where frustrations ran high.
