Risk of fresh tensions as Congo delays announcing results of presidential election

  • 📰 nationalpost
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 1 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 4%
  • Publisher: 80%

Canada Headlines News

Canada Latest News,Canada Headlines

Election observers and the opposition have raised concerns about voting irregularities as the country chooses a successor to longtime ruler Joseph Kabila

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 10. in CA

Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Congo rejects African Union demand to delay final election resultThe final tally is set to be released once the Constitutional court has ruled on challenges to the provisional results
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »

Court upholds Tshisekedi's victory in Congo electionCongo's capital was calm Sunday with residents attending church after the constitutional Court confirmed the presidential election victory of Felix Tshisekedi. these are people who think that practicing medicine is done by dressing up like a doctor and playing hospital. democracies don't work with low iq ppl I hope Tshisekedi serves his people and not anyone or anything else ! Peace for RDC to all my friends in congo.......I hope you elected a good man, your home deserves some peace for once
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

After a long-delayed Congo election, doubt about a peaceful transfer of power growsA poll found that Martin Fayulu was favoured by 47 per cent of respondents, with ruling party candidate Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary at 19 per cent. But logistical chaos could make it easier for the government to rig the vote
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »

Actor Ryan Gosling urges credible election results in CongoAs tensions build in Congo over the delay in announcing the election results, actor Ryan Gosling and activists with whom he has published a book about the Central African country, urged officials to announce a credible winner. Oh, well if he says so! After all it's credibly possible for a plurality of people to be justified in taking from anyone, or telling them how to live for that matter. You would have to be a moron to take your political advice from an actor. I don't care if he took picture and put them in a book, if the politicized UN was doing it's job they would also have observers on the ground during election with the catholic church.
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Congo braces for potentially violent fallout of election resultsRiot police have deployed in Kinshasa amid fears of a disputed result
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »

Congo government defends trouble-hit election process after cutting internet accessSunday’s vote was marred by logistical problems and accusations from the opposition of fraud.
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »