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UN welcomes final results of peaceful elections in Central African Republic

Xinhua, March 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

The United Nations welcomes the final results of the presidential elections in the Central African Republic, in which Faustin-Archange Touadera won, said a UN spokesman at Friday's news briefing.

The elections were "conducted peacefully with the active participation of the Central African people," said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the secretary-general, citing a joint press statement by the United Nations, the African Union(AU), the Economic Community of Central African States(ECCAS), the European Union(EU) and the International Organization of La Francophonie(IOF) on Friday.

The UN, the AU, the ECCAS, the EU and the IOF congratulated the President-elect, Faustin-Archange Touadera, and expressed their support for his determination to further the efforts to promote dialogue and national reconciliation, said Haq.

They also paid tribute to Anicet-Georges Dologuele, a presidential candidate, and to the Central African people, who have demonstrated their commitment to efforts to find durable solutions in support of peace, reconciliation, and economic and social development in the Central African Republic, said Haq.

The international community will continue to lend its support to the efforts of the new Central African Republic authorities through a responsible partnership, said Haq.

Anicet-Georges Dologuele and Faustin-Archange Touadera faced off in the second round of the presidential elections on Feb. 14. The final results were announced by the Transitional Constitutional Court on March 1.

The elections are expected to put an end to the long chaos in the war-torn country. A civil war broke out on Dec. 10, 2012 between Seleka rebel coalition and government forces. Seleka took power from the then president Francois Bozize in March 2013 and the rebel's leader Michel Djotodia declared himself as president. Enditem