DR Congo's authorities mentioned on Tuesday it might ban an opposition-led demonstration deliberate for Wednesday to protest alleged “irregularities” in final week's elections.
5 opposition presidential candidates knowledgeable the governor of Kinshasa of their intention to prepare the march in a letter revealed on Saturday.
However with closing outcomes nonetheless not introduced, the federal government mentioned the protests will likely be disruptive.
“Tomorrow's demonstrations are meant to undermine the electoral course of – the federal government of the republic can not settle for this,” Inside Minister Peter Kazadi informed journalists.
“I can guarantee you that such a march won’t happen,” he added.
Opposition leaders who signed the letter embody Martin Fayulu – who claimed he gained the final election in 2018 – and Denis Mukwege, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with victims of wartime sexual violence.
They labeled the elections a 'sham'.
“We’ll protest towards the irregularities noticed through the vote,” they wrote.
One other candidate and former governor of the Southeast Katanga area, Moise Katumbi, referred to as for the election to be annulled.
Almost 44 million voters, out of the huge nation's roughly 100 million residents, grew to become eligible final Wednesday to elect their president, nationwide and regional legislatures and municipal councils.
Because of quite a few logistical issues, the vote was formally prolonged by a day, and in some distant areas even till Christmas Day.
The opposition claimed there was “complete chaos”.
Extraordinarily partial outcomes launched by the electoral fee present incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi with a big lead, with 80 % of the 1.8 million ballots counted to this point.
AFP
