Central African Republic opposition calls for cancellation of polls
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Bangui, Dec 31 : The Democratic Opposition Coalition 2020 (COD-2020), a platform of opposition parties of Central African Republic (CAR), has called for the cancellation and rerun of the recently-held presidential and legislative elections.
In a statement, the COD-2020 cited low voter turnout in provinces under threat from armed rebels and electoral irregularities linked to insecurity as reasons that prompted it to call for a concertation of the active stakeholders of the nation before holding the new elections , reports Xinhua news agency.
The presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic are legitimate and credible , government spokesman, Ange Maxime Kazagui said Tuesday.
The first round was disrupted by armed groups occupying two-thirds of a territory hampered by civil war. Observer mission also agree. Despite a few reported incidents within the country, the voting process continued to completion , Mariam Aladji, head of mission of the the Community of Sahel Saharan States (CEN-SAD) said.
Kazagui said the election was held in the 16 prefectures of the Central African Republic, adding that 800 polling stations were not opened, out of 5,408. This means that 85% of the polling stations were open to the public , he said.
Central African Republic elections credible , says govt Thousands of people were prevented from voting because of the threat of violence from rebels fighting to oust President Faustin Archange Touadera, said local leaders and UN workers who asked not to be named. FILE: Egyptian commandos of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) patrol in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), as they pass an election poster of CAR President Faustin Archange Touadera on 25 December 2020. Picture: AFP.
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BANGUI - Central African Republic s legislative and presidential elections were legitimate and credible, a government spokesperson insisted on Tuesday, after the first round held this weekend was marred by violence.
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30/12/2020 - 19:58 Voters queue to vote at the Barthélemy Boganda high school polling station in the 1st district in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), on December 27, 2020 during the country s presidential and legislative elections. AFP - ALEXIS HUGUET 4 min A powerful opposition coalition in Central African Republic on Wednesday called for the cancellation, pure and simple of weekend elections that were badly hampered by armed groups. Advertising Read more
More than a third of the troubled country s districts did not take part in Sunday s first round of voting for the presidency and National Assembly, according to official figures.
An opposition coalition in the Central African Republic has called for an annulment of the presidential and legislative elections last Sunday, as they say, a third of voters were unable to cast their vote due to insecurity.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Democratic Opposition Coalition (COD-2020), said the elections “were not fair and inclusive and are in no way the expression of the people’s will”.
The group condemned an “electoral farce”, and alleged widespread ballot stuffing and complained of a lack of observers in remote areas.
“Given that the elections… were not an expression of the will of the Central African people,” the coalition called for the “outright cancellation and repeat of elections”.