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Djibouti's ruling alliance terms opposition's behaviour "immature, irresponsibile"

Xinhua, April 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

Djibouti's ruling alliance, Union for Presidential Majority (UMP) on Wednesday termed the decision by the country's opposition not to recognize the president's victory after the April 8 presidential elections as "immature and irresponsible."

"Regardless of what the opposition says, Djiboutians expressed themselves freely and their verdict has not been appealed," UMP chairman Abdoulkader Kamil said in a statement.

He urged the opposition coalition, National Salvation Union, to use the available legal means to raise their concerns instead of lamenting on social media networks.

"The results of these elections were officially validated by all international election observer missions," Kamil insisted.

The African Union termed the re-election of President Ismail Omar Guelleh "free and fair." At the same time, the Arab League affirmed that the election "was conducted in a transparent manner," whereas the Intergovernmental Authority on Development reiterated the "peaceful, orderly and transparent" manner that the April 8 election was conducted.

Guelleh who was contesting for his fourth consecutive term, ran against five other candidates.

He won with 86.68 percent of the votes cast, according to the country's electoral authorities. Enditem