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RWANDA: Twagiramungu files suit in Supreme Court to nullify presidential poll
KIGALI, 29 August 2003 (IRIN) - Rwanda's leading opposition leader, Faustin Twagiramungu, has filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking to nullify the just-ended presidential elections, according to his spokesman.
"We need the Supreme Court, within its powers and independence, to nullify the just-concluded elections because they do not reflect the will of the people of Rwanda," the spokesman, Ismail Mbonigaba, told IRIN on Friday.
The petition cites cases of intimidation, pressure brought to bear on voters to vote for the incumbent, Paul Kagame, incidences of vote rigging and general violations of the electoral law as grounds for annulling the 25 August presidential polls. The document also accuses the National Electoral Commission of failing to observe impartiality throughout the electoral process, and Kagame of buying votes.
Kagame, the incumbent, won 95.05 percent of the vote, Twagiramungu got 3.62 percent and Nepomuscene Nayinzira 1.33 percent.
The court has not yet set a date for a preliminary hearing.
Theme(s): (IRIN) Governance
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