Siden fredagens præsidentvalg i DR Congo har der lydt skarpe anklager om fusk. Men valgets tilsyneladende vinder, Joseph Kabila, afviser nu alle anklager og kalder sig ubesejret.
The Presiden of DR Congo (former Zaire) Joseph Kabila has rejected claims that he won elections through widespread rigging, BBC online reports Tuesday.
At a news conference in the capital, Kinshasa, Mr Kabila, 40, denied that the results lacked legitimacy.
– The credibility of these elections cannot be put in doubt, he said, adding:
– Were there mistakes? Definitely, but [the US-based Carter Center] has definitely gone far beyond what was expected.
The Carter Center observer group said the results “lack credibility”, while the Catholic archbishop of Kinshasa said they did not reflect “the truth”.
Kabila pointed to his own disappointing scores in the eastern provinces as proof that the election process had been transparent and said these elections were “far better” than those in 2006, when he was first elected.
– We don’t have a crisis in this country… We’re going to stay calm and continue with the day-to-day activities of the state, he said, adding:
– The people of this country don’t want another turmoil, another conflict, another crisis. That’s the last thing we need.
Opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi claimed victory for himself. Several people were killed in weekend protests.
After days of delays, Friday’s official results which gave Mr Kabila 49% of the vote against 32% for the 78-year-old Mr Tshisekedi.
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