Congo warns of vote result delay as tallies trickle in

Record ID: 1370212

  • Title: Congo warns of vote result delay as tallies trickle in
  • Date: 2nd January 2019
  • Summary: KINSHASA, DRC (JANUARY 2, 2019) (REUTERS) ****WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** UNION FOR DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL PROGRESS PARTY (UDPS) LEADER AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, FELIX TSHISEKEDI, ARRIVING FOR MEETING SIGN READING (French): "ELECTION OBSERVER MISSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION" NATIONAL INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION PRESIDENT, CORNEILLE NAANGA, SHAKING HANDS AND LEAVING SPOKESMAN FOR THE OBSERVER MISSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION, YACOUNDA TRAORE, WITH SOUTH AFRICAN AMBASSADOR, CELESTIN TUNDA (REPRESENTING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR THE PARTY IN POWER EMANUEL RAMAZANI SHADARY) BEHIND WITH HAT, MARTIN FAYULU PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF THE LAMUKA COALITION AND FELIX TSHISEKEDI AFTER MEETING (SOUNDBITE) (French) SPOKESMAN FOR THE OBSERVER MISSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION, YACOUNDA TRAORE, SAYING: "We are seeking to create an atmosphere that will allow the Congolese people and the African people to really transform this victory which the Congolese people have just won by holding the elections and to confirm this victory with happy ending of this electoral poll." FAYULU LEAVING (SOUNDBITE) (French) UNION FOR THE CONGOLESE NATION (UNC) PARTY LEADER AND CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR FELIX TSHISEKEDI'S CAMPAIGN, VITAL KAMERHE, SAYING: "Better sooner than later but the President of the CENI said he will publish the results according to what the voters have expressed." JOURNALIST ASKING: "And it will be on Sunday?" "I doubt it because some corners of the country have not transmitted their results, but I can't speak for the CENI. Whether it’s on Sunday or Monday, we don't mind, or Tuesday. What we want are results published that reflect the truth of the ballot boxes, that is the most important thing." KAMERHE LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 16th January 2019 23:38
  • Keywords: Democratic Republic of Congo election results Corneille Nangaa Felix Tshisekedi
  • Location: KINSHASA, DRC
  • City: KINSHASA, DRC
  • Country: Congo
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA0019VG9NPJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Preliminary results from Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential election may be delayed past Sunday because of the low number of voting tally sheets received so far, the head of the electoral commission, CENI, told candidates on Wednesday (January 2).
    CENI president Corneille Nangaa said that by Wednesday, vote counting centers had received just 17 percent of tally sheets, three sources who were present told Reuters.
    The statement came during a meeting of candidates with the Election Observer mission of the African Union.
    The campaign director of UDPS leader Felix Tshisekedi said the slow delivery of ballots to the tallying centres was likely to delay the results announcement.
    In at least two of Kinshasa's tallying centres on Wednesday morning counting had not started and results were still coming in.
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