The OP refuses to acknowledge that this is a rigged election with so few voters that the alleged "results" must clearly be his own personal preferences. As a public service, I will put this electoral fraud into perspective with some other examples from history. Let's begin with the Sprin 2007 parliamentary elections in Congo, where voting irregularities marred the first round. The BBC reported that 40 opposition parties boycotted the election and then appealed for a delay in further voting procedures.
While President Denis Sassou-Nguesso and his wife were able to vote during the Sunday voting period, voters in many districts were forced to wait until later in the day because polling workers failed to show up on time, Agence France Press reported. Of course, in the case of Jordsi's "election," it is clear that very few actually want to vote.
Voting was also delayed in many parts of the country due to voting cards that were incorrectly processed. In some places, names of ineligible voters, including children and dead citizens, appeared on voter registration lists. A child or dead citizen appearing on a voter registration list is much like Jordsi's "candidates" appearing on the ballot -- none of them have chosen to run in his bogus election.
Voting in rural areas was particularly difficult. Some polling stations did not receive ballot boxes, papers and other supplies. Radio France International reported that that the voting in certain constituencies, including the Niari, Kouilou and the Plateau region, might be annulled. Meanwhile, voters in urban constituencies such as Poto-Poto and Bacongo told Agence France Presse that they were angry at the disorganized manner in which the elections were conducted.
Following the polls, elections monitor Roger Awoko, the head of Congo's OCDH (L?Observatoire Congolais des Droits de l?Homme) human rights organization said, "We can talk about incompetence, but we can also talk about a deliberate attempt not to organize good elections." This is a concept with which Jordsi is very familiar.
On April 24, 2007, opposition parties and civil society organizations called for the formation of an independent electoral commission. Their demands were not heeded, however, and legislative elections were conducted by a commission appointed by the president.
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