Reynders wants the international community to maximum pressure on Congo to new president to make known

Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders wants the international community to "maximum pressure" exercised on the Congolese authorities to ensure that the choice of the voters is respected. He has earlier today declared. The High Commissioner for human Rights of the UN, fear in addition that the suppression of dissident voices a “reverse effect” can have in the publication of the election results.

The elections were last Sunday. Congo is now waiting in suspense for the announcement of the successor of president Joseph Kabila, who for nearly eighteen years in power. Five days later, the election commission Céni still no result published. The publication was originally planned for Sunday, but that deadline would be postponed. the

"Whatever the result is, it must be published,” said Reynders today to Belga. “It's also the name of the new president, which must be communicated, even though it is in the direction of a different candidate than that of the rulers.”

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According to Reynders are several international players, such as the United States, the European Union and the African Union, the violins, the voices about the attitude they should adopt in respect of the situation in the Congo. The United States called the authorities yesterday started to the choice of the Congolese voters to "respect" and "exact" results to publish. the

the European Union Also came today with a statement. They join earlier calls by the African Union and wants "the results are in line with the mood of the Congolese people", according to a statement from the spokeswoman of Federica Mogherini, the high representative of the European foreign policy.