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DR Congo’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday rejected two legal challenges to the provisional results of a contested presidential election last month and declared President Felix Tshisekedi the final winner.
The verdict paves the way for Tshisekedi to serve another five years as head of DR Congo.
The Constitutional Court validated the incumbent’s victory despite reports of widespread irregularities during and after the December vote that have led the opposition candidates to call for a re-run and allege fraud. However, only one opposition presidential contender out of 18, Theodore Ngoyi, took the matter to court.
Tshisekedi’s main opponents, including runner-up candidate Moise Katumbi, have refused to challenge the vote count in court, citing a lack of trust in state institutions. “We reject the results announced without basis by the Constitutional Court,” he said, adding that Tshisekedi had no legitimacy.
Source:BBC
