The runner-up in Central African Republic‘s presidential election rejected the provisional results on Wednesday and alleged widespread fraud, while the Russia-allied country’s leader said he had invited President Vladimir Putin to visit. Anicet Georges Dologuélé claimed that Sunday’s election data had been manipulated by the National Elections Authority. “We all know that more than half of the results have not been taken into account,” Dologuélé said. “All the figures announced by the president of the National Elections Authority are very far from the truth.” He did not offer any evidence to back his claim. Provisional results show President Faustin Archange Touadera won 76.1% of the votes to gain a third term, and Dologuélé received 14.6%. A spokesperson for Touadera, Evariste Ngamana, said Dologuélé was playing the role of a sore loser and denied the allegations of manipulation.

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