Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa have commended the Democratic republic of Congo for conducting a peaceful presidential election.
The two leaders met on Monday in Mozambique where they held talks on a number of issues, including the political developments in the Southern African region.
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“The two Presidents commended the Democratic Republic of Congo for conducting peaceful elections and noted the release of the provisional presidential results and the subsequent lodging of a complaint by one of the candidates,” a statement released after the meeting read in part.
The DR Congo held its presidential elections on December 30, with three candidates running to replace the outgoing Joseph Kabila.
The electoral commission on Thursday, 10 December, declared Felix Tshisekedi winner of the poll ahead of Martin Fayulu. The ruling party’s Emmanuel Ramazany came third in the vote.
Fayulu however rejected the results, alleging fraud. He lodged a petition in court to challenge the result. His stand was echoed by the influential Catholic church.
Regional blocs Southern African Development Community (SADC) and International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) have called for a recount of the vote, with the former proposing a unity government.
Should the process move on smoothly and a new president is sworn in, the DR Congo will witness its first ever peaceful transfer of power since its independence in 1960.
