Constitutional court of the Central African Republic upholds election results

The Central African Republic’s constitutional court has confirmed President Faustin-Archange Touadera’s disputed re-election in polls last month that were marked by low turnout, as the United Nations said two peacemakers were killed by rebels in the violence-hit country. The opposition had urged the court to order a rerun of the voting, saying insecurity and alleged irregularities had marred the process. Touadera “is proclaimed to be re-elected president in the first round of the December 27, 2020, elections”, Chief Judge Daniele Darlan said on Monday, validating results that gave him 53.16 percent of the vote. The court put the turnout at just 35.25 percent, a figure affected by the inability of many voters to cast their ballots. It dismissed, however, arguments that the vote lacked legitimacy.
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