Ten candidates for the presidential election in the Central African Republic won by outgoing Faustin Archange Touadéra demanded on Tuesday the
“outright cancellation”
of the ballot in which only one in two voters was able to participate and marred, according to them,
“many irregularities”.
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On Monday evening, the Elections Authority (ANE) declared Faustin Archange Touadéra reelected in the first round with 53.92% of the vote, but this result has yet to be certified by the Constitutional Court after the contentious appeals.
"We demand the outright cancellation"
of the presidential and legislative elections of December 27, ten opposition candidates wrote in a statement.