Brussels, 02/08/2011 (Agence Europe) - At the behest of the Congolese authorities, the European Union will have observer status at the presidential and legislative elections scheduled to be held on 28 November in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This will be two weeks after expiry of the mandate of Joseph Kabila, the current president. The electoral observer mission led by Mariya Nedelcheva (EPP, Bulgaria) will be deployed six to eight weeks prior to the elections.
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