<span style="color: #222222;">Congo's Constitutional Court has declared the election of Felix Tshisekedi as the President and has rejected the challenges to the vote by runner-up Martin Fayulu.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Tshisekedi, son of the late, charismatic opposition leader Etienne, is now set to be inaugurated on Tuesday.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The declaration came early this morning after the African Union in an unprecedented move asked Congo to delay announcing the final election results.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Union cited serious doubts about the election. It planned to send a high-level delegation on Monday to find a way out of the crisis.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">However, the court turned away Fayulu's request for a recount in the Dec. 30 vote over charges of fraud. It said he did not put forward proof to back his claims.</span><br />'' &nbsp;<br />
News On AIR | January 20, 2019 8:44 AM
Congo Court declares Felix Tshisekedi is elected President