By RFIPosted 31-03-2019Modified on 31-03-2019 at 22:59
Voting Sunday in Yumbi, May Ndombé, Beni and Butembo, North Kivu, March 31, 2019. National and provincial legislative elections in these places that had been deprived of vote on December 30 for security and humanitarian reasons . The Symocel, a synergy of citizen missions for electoral observation, draws a rather positive assessment of this day.
All those who wished could vote. Including those who were still lining up in front of the polls when they closed, they were able to get tokens, which allowed them to vote normally. This is assured by the Interim Head of Mission of Symocel. According to Emmanuel Kazadi, there were no major incidents in the four territories of the DRC called to the polls. " The polls went well, calmly, " he says.
According to the comments of the Symocel, " more than half of the electors were able to vote ". If the craze was low in the morning, voters began to pour in from the beginning of the afternoon. " It was a Sunday, the voters went to their respective cults " before coming to vote, analyzes Emmanuel Kazadi. However, he notes that the data is reaching them and that the count of the participation can still evolve, both upwards and downwards.
Some breakdowns of voting machine still disturbed the day. The technicians of the electoral commission had to intervene to " restore the situation ".
In addition, Mai-Mai armed groups were seen near polling stations in several parts of Beni territory, to secure the place in place of the police. The Symocel is expected to make a full assessment Monday late morning.
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