results announced by CENI in the afternoon of Friday, December 9, that
give Kabila a winner by a landslide with 48.95% (Tshisekedi got
32.33%).
He claimed, in an interview with Radio France Internationale (RFI),
that he won with 75% (!), and hence, is DRC president-elect! Asked
about Kabila's score, Tshisekedi placed it at around "22% or 33%."
He further insists that as the Supreme Court is a "Kabila's
institution," he's not going to file any legal challenge and wants the
"international community" to have Kabila removed and him installed as
DRC rightful president!
One wonders where Tshisekedi could possibly come up with his 75% win
when he failed to carry Equateur as anticipated (Kengo won in his
province).
Tshisekedi didn't start this idiotic challenge in the hope of
triggering a constitutional crisis. By proclaiming himself the winner,
sore-loser Tshisekedi has in fact called for an insurgency in the
capital. Kamrhe, of late the most fanatical of Tshisekedi's
backslappers, also announced Tshisekedi as the winner. Even Mobutu
Nzanga, who garnered less than 1%, qualified CENI results as "an
electoral hold-up."
***
Spontaneous demos broke out in Kin soon after the publication of the
results. Chinese businesses were nearly looted in Kintambo Commune. In
my neighborhood, a small police station was torched. The standoff is
continuing this morning--with riot cops fanning out, shooting in the
air, and lobbing tear gas canisters. I'm having coffee without sugar
and milk--all convenience stores having shut down. There's no public
transportation. And there are reports of people hit by stray
bullets...
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