While we still voted this Sunday in some polling stations, notably in the territory of Lubero (North Kivu), the Electoral Commission continued the publication constituency by constituency of the provisional results of the presidential election. Meanwhile, the atmosphere differs considerably depending on whether one is on the side of power or the opposition. Opponents call for the organization of new elections while the outgoing president’s teams express their confidence.
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“ Political statement on fraud “, this is the title of the press release released by Moïse Katumbi and his political allies who believe that the electoral process is “ sloppy and fraudulent “. A press release taken up this Sunday during a press conference. At the microphone, the candidate’s spokesperson, Hervé Diakiese, notably called for “ immediate cancellation of elections […]. The fraud having corrupted everything, we could only think of a simple logic: the pure and simple cancellation of this masquerade, this farce unworthy of the Congolese people. »
Before Moïse Katumbi, it was Martin Fayulu and Denis Mukwege who denounced a “ sham elections » and called in particular for a demonstration next Wednesday. At Faden House, Martin Fayulu’s hotel, the atmosphere is electric. Lamuka activists express their anger in one of the last meetings before the demonstration planned for Wednesday. Martin Fayulu, for his part, says he is determined to obtain the organization of new elections, he explains on the microphone of our correspondent in Kinshasa, Patient Ligodi. “ We are not waiting for the results. Fraud corrupts everything. There are polling stations, especially, we know that I am the strongest, which have not opened. In Masimanimba, in the Kwilu provinces, they did not organize the elections “.
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The Tshisekedi camp also compiles the results for its part
So many criticisms brushed aside by the power camp which recalls that it is once the results of the elections have been announced that appeals will be possible. “ We have been telling ourselves for more than two months, the opponents were preparing the protest and not the elections, declares Patrick Muyaya, government spokesperson. We remain calm, even if there were indeed logistical difficulties. Now, I think everyone should keep their cool and be calm, because at the end of the day, there will be a winner which will be the Democratic Republic of Congo. »
In the GB district, Félix Tshisekedi’s campaign headquarters, the atmosphere is serene. Here, the ambition is to gather as much evidence as possible of votes cast in favor of the outgoing president. With her Excel file open, headphones glued to her ears, Mireille is focused: “ We received fines. And there we are filling in and putting results into the application “.
Mireille is one of the agents who take turns morning and evening in this center, all placed under the supervision of Jacquemain Shabani, co-campaign director of Félix Tshisekedi. Him, his eyes are fixed on a large screen, which occupies the back of this open space. He explains : “ Our PVs come from these provinces. Where you see the dotted lines. Where you see the void is where our surveillance coordinations have not yet transmitted the information “. Jacquemain Shabani claims to have deployed nearly 200,000 witnesses whose mission is to send the minutes and all other information on the progress of the voting operations.
During his press briefing, the government spokesperson also indicated that no disturbance of public order would be tolerated.
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