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BANGUI - Opposition figures in the Central African Republic on Tuesday called for last month s election to be annulled because of numerous irregularities .
The electoral authority (ANE) declared incumbent Faustin Archange Touadera the winner late on Monday with almost 54% of the ballot, meaning a runoff will not be needed if the result is confirmed by the CAR s top court.
But the defeated opposition candidates said in a joint statement the December 27 elections for president and parliament had been littered with numerous irregularities and called for a straightforward annulment .
They said only around 695,000 of 1.8 million registered voters were able to cast their ballot, equivalent to turnout of 37% rather than the 76.31% reported by the ANE.