The runner-up in the Democratic Republic of Congo's
long-awaited presidential poll Martin Fayulu on Thursday denounced the results
as an "electoral coup".
His fellow opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi was
declared the winner of the December vote by the electoral commission early on
Thursday morning.
"These results have nothing to do with the truth at
the ballot box," Fayulu told Radio France International.
"It's a real electoral coup, it's
incomprehensible. He said result of the presidential election was
"invented and fabricated in dark rooms" of the ruling coalition.
“These results have nothing to do with the truth from
ballots. This clearly is an unacceptable electoral scam, aiming at creating
general chaos all over the country. This clearly is an unacceptable electoral
scam, aiming at creating general chaos all over the country. We cannot accept
that the will of our people is not respected."
We cannot accept that the will of our people is not
respected." The winner, Mr Tshisekedi promised to be the president of
the entire nation.
He heaped praise on President Joseph Kabila, whose
preferred successor, Emmanuel Shadary, got fewer votes than both opposition
candidates.
Mr Tshisekedi said: "No-one could have imagined such a
scenario whereby an opposition candidate would emerge victorious. I pay tribute
to President Joseph Kabila and today we should no longer see him as an
adversary, but rather, a partner in democratic change in our country."
The African Union (AU) has called for the dispute over the
presidential election result in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be resolved
amicably.
AU commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat said in a
statement: “It is important that any disagreement over the proclaimed results,
notably that they did not reflect voters' wishes, be resolved peacefully, by
turning to the relevant laws and through political dialogue between the parties
involved."
It is important
that any disagreement over the proclaimed results, notably that they did not
reflect voters' wishes, be resolved peacefully, by turning to the relevant laws
and through political dialogue between the parties involved."
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