Tshisekedi and Kabila deny the claim. Hearings on a fraud complaint filed by Fayulu opened on Tuesday in a packed room at the constitutional court, which has until Friday to pass judgment. The December election was meant to lead to Congo’s first democratic handover of power since independence from Belgium in 1960. But hope for a new era after 18 years of rule by President Joseph Kabila has faded amid a bitter dispute over the outcome. Lawyers for Tshisekedi’s Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) party said not enough evidence has been produced to justify a recount.

Source: Ethiopian News January 15, 2019 15:48 UTC