The Congolese opposition leader and presidential candidate Martin Fayulu will not be seated in the new parliament. That he announced today. Fayulu took in the presidential election the most votes, but the election commission called the other oppositiekandidaat Félix Tshisekedi from the winner. Fayulu considers himself “elected president”.
“I am elected as the president of the republic, now I’m not suddenly for lack of a better sit as a member of parliament,” said Fayulu. “Never! I may not have elected president and parliament.” Fayulu, leader of the small party Ecide, was at the elections of 30 december, however, was re-elected as member of parliament for the capital city of Kinshasa. The new parliament is still dominated by supporters of the former president, Joseph Kabila.
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In the run-up to the elections was Fayulu by several heavyweights from the opposition appointed to the unique candidate of the opposition. Also Tshisekedi, supported initially Fayulu, but he withdrew that support back quickly. the
After the elections, Tshisekedi by the election commission named as winner, with 39 percent of the vote, for Fayulu (35 percent) and the candidate of Kabila, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary (24 percent). From leaked results, however, showed that Fayulu the great conqueror, with a good 60 percent of the votes. The international community also expressed in the first instance, doubts, but eventually stopped the criticism and put everyone down at the “profit” of Tshisekedi.
