Tallying centres in Kinshasa began compiling results of last weekend’s chaotic elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo after delays in getting local tallies ready for central counting.
The Electoral Commission, CENI, said it expected to announce partial results by Friday and provisional results on Sunday, but on Thursday, the CENI president Corneille Naanga said having received only 20 percent of the results, the announcement would likely be delayed.
In Geneva, the United Nations’ human rights office warned that the government’s decision to cut internet access and block some media outlets after the elections could cause a violent backlash when results are announced.
Pre-election polling showed ex-interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, Kabila’s preferred candidate, trailing the main opposition candidates, Martin Fayulu and Felix Tshisekedi.
