democratic republic of congo
Six opposition candidates in the Demo- cratic Republic of Congo’s December 20 presidential election asked the country’s Constitutional Court this week to compel the electoral commission to publish the final voters roll, warning of potential irregularities and fraud.
The candidates, including a leading opposition candidate Martin Fayulu and Nobel Peace Prize-winning gynaecologist Denis Mukwege who is running for the first time, alleged intentional irregularities by the commission that questions the reliability of the electoral roll.
A spokesperson for the DRC’s national electoral commission, known as Ceni, declined to comment.
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