Congo’s constitutional court upholds election results, declares President Tshisekedi the winner

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE
Associated Press

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s constitutional court has upheld the results of last month’s election that declared President Felix Tshisekedi the winner, rejecting a petition to annul the vote. The court called a petition by opposition candidate, Theodore Ngoy to redo the vote unfounded. Ngoy, who finished with less than 1% of the vote, was the only candidate to file an appeal. Tshisekedi will be sworn in at the end of January. Tshisekedi won reelection with more than 70% of the vote as opposition candidates and their supporters questioned the validity of the results.