The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in DR Congo, late on Friday, announced disqualification of 82 candidates in the national and provincial legislative elections.
CENI accused the candidates of fraud, corruption, vandalism of electoral materials and incitement to violence.
It also axed them for alleged illegal detention of electrical voting devices on the polling day for the general elections on Dec. 20.
President of CENI, Denis Kadima, affirmed that irregularities reported during the electoral process were “insignificant”.
He noted that such would not affect the results of the elections.
CENI said it would release the final result of the presidential election on Jan. 12.
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On election day, 44 million registered voters out of some 100 million population were supposed to vote for their president.
They were also to vote for 500 National Assembly members and 780 members of the 26 provincial assemblies.
CENI postponed legislative elections in Kwamouth, Masisi and Rutshuru territories, to a later date due to armed conflicts.
The same number of assembly seats for these districts are reserved as in the last elections.
The election drew international attention as it is seen as the second peaceful power transfer in the country’s history since its independence from Belgium in June 1960. (Xinhua)
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