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Congo Plans to Hold Presidential Elections in December 2018

KINSHSA (Capital Markets in Africa) – The Democratic Republic of Congo will hold delayed presidential elections on December 23, 2018, the electoral commission said, a year later than opponents of President Joseph Kabila have demanded. National and provincial parliamentary polls will take place on the same date, Independent Electoral Commission Rapporteur Jean-Pierre Kalamba told reporters Sunday in the capital, Kinshasa. A series of other votes including senatorial, gubernatorial and mayoral ballots will be held from March 2019 to…

Kenyan Politician Files Petition to Overturn Vote Rerun Result

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NAIROBI (Capital Markets in Africa) A Kenyan politician lodged a petition at the Supreme Court challenging the validity of last month’s repeat presidential elections, arguing the vote breached the law and wasn’t free and fair. The petition was filed by Harun Mwau, a former legislator, the Judiciary’s spokeswoman, Lilian Mueni, said by phone from the capital, Nairobi. The Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission proceeded with the Oct. 26 vote rerun despite opposition candidate Raila Odinga’s withdrawal. The…

Liberia VP Pledges to Respect Court Verdict on Election Dispute

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MONROVIA (Capital Markets in Africa) – Liberian Vice President Joseph Boakai, the ruling party’s candidate to succeed President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, said he will abide by the outcome of a legal challenge to the results of last month’s first round vote. The West African nation’s Supreme Court on Wednesday halted preparations for a runoff on Nov. 7 after a losing candidate in the first round lodged an objection and called for a rerun of the election. Liberia’s soccer-star-turned-politician, George…

Liberia Court Halts Run-Off Election to Hear Fraud Charges

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MONROVIA (Capital Markets in Africa) – Liberia’s Supreme Court halted next week’s presidential run-off vote to hear a challenge brought by a first-round losing candidate that the election was marred by fraud. The court issued a stay order for the Nov. 7 poll and will consider the complaint filed by the Liberty Party on Thursday, according to a writ issued on Wednesday. The Liberty Party lodged the objection and called for a rerun after its candidate,…

Congo Ruling Party Rebuffs U.S. Elections Call, Backs 2019 Vote

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KINSHASA (Capital Markets in Africa) – The head of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ruling party said he supports a program under which elections will be held in April 2019 at the earliest, in an apparent rejection of a U.S. government demand that the delayed vote take place next year. The secretary-general of the People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy, Henri Mova Sakanyi, told members he backs the timeline given by the electoral commission, according to…

Specter of Violence Looms Over Kenya After Two Disputed Votes

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NAIROBI (Capital Markets in Africa) – The specter of political violence lingers over Kenya after two shambolic elections within three months left the East African nation no closer to resolving a stalemate over who’s its rightful leader. While President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner of both contests, his main rival Raila Odinga rejected the Aug. 8 vote as rigged and boycotted a court-ordered Oct. 26 rerun after the electoral agency ignored his demands to fire staff and change…

Liberian President Denies Interfering in Vote for Successor

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MONROVIA (Capital Markets in Africa) – Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said allegations that she interfered in the vote to decide her successor were tantamount to hate speech after her own party and those of other contenders accused her of trying to influence the election. The ruling Unity Party said on Sunday it is supporting a request by the opposition Liberty Party that the Supreme Court annuls the October 10 vote result and set a date for…

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