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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11647

18 October 2016
EXTERNAL ACTION / Drc
Coucil urges Kinshasa to hold presidential elections before end of 2017
Brussels, 17/10/2016 (Agence Europe)

In a conclusions document adopted in Luxembourg on Monday 17 October, the Council of the EU "reaffirms the primary responsibility of the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) authorities for the holding of the elections" before the end of 2017.

The regime of Joseph Kabila, the president of the DRC, is trying to remain in power by flouting the country’s constitution in postponing the presidential elections to some unspecific date in the future although Kabila’s second term of office...

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