DR Congo’s Katumbi calls for election to be annulled as protests planned Western governments call for restraint amid fears of a repeat of violence that has followed past elections. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) presidential election is facing a crisis of legitimacy amid opposition calls for the vote to be annulled due to alleged fraud. Five opposition candidates, including former provincial Governor Moise Katumbi, said on Saturday the vote should not stand as it had been tainted by “massive fraud.”
Five other opposition leaders, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege and former oil executive Martin Fayulu, have called for a protest march against the result next Wednesday. “We will protest against the irregularities noted during the voting operations,” they said in a letter to the governor of Kinshasa, where they plan to rally. ~~~~~~~~~ 'Massive fraud'.....in the DRC? Really? How could this ever happen? Unthinkable.... We need someone to fight fraud and corruption....where is Felix the anti-corruption warrior?
