Unlike the Independent National Electoral Commission, which published the results of the presidential election showing why it says Joseph Kabila won and for everyone to see and scrutinize, Etienne Tshisekedi has so far provided no proof to support his claim of an outright victory. Yet, the longtime opposition leader has said, once again, that he now considers himself president.

The Supreme Court has upheld the results of the Nov. 28 presidential election published by the Independent National Electoral Commission last Friday. The Supreme Court ruled that Joseph Kabila won 48,95% of the votes, Etienne Tshisekedi 32,33%, Vital Kamerhe 7,74%, Leon Kengo wa Dondo 4,95%, Mbusa Nyamwisi 1,72%, Nzanga Mobutu 1,75%, with the remaining 5 candidates garnering less than 1% each.

The Supreme Court held a hearing Friday on Vital Kamerhe’s appeal challenging the presidential election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Le Cardinal Monsengwo a menti quand il a remis en cause les résultats de l’élection présidentielle du 28 novembre telles que publiées par la Commission électorale nationale indépendante. En effet, un communiqué de presse envoyé aux journaux de Kinshasa contredit les accusations graves portées lundi par l’Archevêque de Kinshasa sur la CENI.

Cardinal Monsengwo erred when he questioned the accuracy of the results of the Nov. 28 in a statement released on Sunday, says a press release sent to newspapers in Kinshasa contradicting the serious charges leveled by the influential Archbishop of Kinshasa.

Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya issued a statement on Monday questioning the accuracy of the results of the Nov. 28 presidential election in DR Congo published by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday.

Etienne Tshisekedi rejected the results of the presidential election announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday, but called on his supporters to remain calm.

President Joseph Kabila has been declared the winner of the November 28 presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Independent National Electoral Commission announced Friday that Mr. Kabila won re-election with 48,95% of the votes.

Presidential candidate Vital Kamerhe has denied having called for the November 28 presidential and parliamentary elections in DR Congo to be annulled. “As of today, I have not signed a joint press release asking for the elections to be annulled,” Mr. Kamerhe said in a statement on Wednesday.

In a joint statement released on Wednesday, elections observers from the AU, SADC, ECCAS, COMESA and ICGLR hailed the successful holding of Monday’s presidential and parliamentary elections in DR Congo. The observers called on Congolese political leaders “to continue to show a high sense of responsibility by accepting the outcome of the polls.”