Congolese opposition leader Fayulu confirms he will run for the presidency

The 66-year-old former Exxon Mobil executive came second to Tshisekedi in the contentious 2018 election.

Since then he has remained a vocal critic of Tshisekedi’s presidency, threatening to boycott the Dec. 20 ballot in protest at alleged fraud linked to the voter list – a decision he now says would have played into his opponents hands. In an effort to allow greater scrutiny, his party is pushing for election results to be announced by polling station unlike the 2018 vote, which pre-election polls had predicted Fayulu would win by a landslide.

The ruling coalition is set to confirm Tshisekedi as its presidential candidate in a ceremony on Sunday.

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