Interdiction d'une manifestation de l'opposition en RD Congo.

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En République démocratique du Congo, une manifestation de l'opposition, prévue mercredi, afin de protester contre le déroulement des élections des 20-21 décembre, a été interdite mardi par le gouvernement. - L'info en continu  https://buzzplus.fr/ Infos, news & actualités - L'information internationale en direct.

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00:00 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a protest by the opposition, planned for Wednesday,

00:05 to protest against the outcome of the elections from 20 to 21 December,

00:09 was banned on Tuesday by the government.

00:12 The latter considers that this demonstration aims to compromise the electoral process.

00:17 The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo announced on Tuesday, December 26,

00:23 that a demonstration planned for Wednesday by the opposition to protest against the irregularities

00:27 that have entrenched, according to it, the elections from 20 to 21 December, would be banned.

00:32 "The demonstration tomorrow aims to undermine the electoral process,

00:37 the government of the Republic cannot accept this",

00:40 said the Minister of the Interior, Peter Kazady, in front of the press.

00:44 "I can assure you that there will not be this march", he insisted.

00:49 "They asked us to display the results, office by office.

00:54 The National Independent Electoral Commission has denied this fact.

00:58 And that the publication of the results is done in a progressive manner,

01:02 this is what is being done",

01:04 Peter Kazady continued to the microphone of the correspondent of RFI in Kinshasa.

01:08 The minister concludes, "I do not see why, before the final results,

01:13 we could allow ourselves to create disorder.

01:16 It is clear that this is not a legally ordered demonstration.

01:20 Its goal is to bring chaos to the country.

01:24 They will find the State on their way.

01:26 We do not intimidate the State.

01:28 We will ensure that public tranquility is preserved. "

01:32 Election Simulacrum

01:34 In a letter made public on Saturday,

01:37 five opposing candidates to the presidential election informed the governor of Kinshasa

01:41 of their intention to organize a march on Wednesday.

01:43 "We will protest against the irregularities observed during the voting operations",

01:48 he wrote, qualifying the election simulacrum scrutiny.

01:53 Among these opponents are Martin Fayoulou,

01:56 unfortunate candidate for the 2018 election,

01:58 and Denis McVeighet, Nobel Peace Prize winner for his action

02:01 against women victims of rape.

02:04 The camp of another candidate from the opposition,

02:07 the former governor of the Katanga mining region,

02:10 southeast, Moïse Katumbi,

02:12 has on its side called for the pure and simple cancellation of the elections.

02:15 Logistical problems

02:18 Nearly 44 million voters,

02:20 out of about 100 million inhabitants of the huge country,

02:23 were called to elect their president,

02:26 their national and provincial deputies and their municipal councillors on Wednesday.

02:29 Due to multiple logistical problems,

02:32 the scrutiny was officially extended by one day

02:36 and was continued until Christmas in some remote areas.

02:39 With AFP.

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