17 electoral appeals submitted to the Constitutional Council
Seventeen appeals were filed with the Constitutional Council as the deadline for challenging the results of the May 6 parliamentary elections expired on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. The number of appeals filed in 2018 is in line with previous elections, and exactly matches the number submitted in 1996.
A table showing the number of appeals submitted to the Constitutional Council following 1996-2018 parliamentary elections.
Elections |
No. of appeals |
1996 |
17 |
2000 |
13 |
2005 |
16 |
2009 |
19 |
2018 |
17 |
Source: The Constitutional Council.