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The announcement that the elections are to be postponed by at least six months has sparked a new wave of political unrest from all sides. Few would argue with Father Apollinaire Malu Malu, Chairman of Congo's Commission Electorale Indépendante, who said on 6 January that it was impossible to meet the 30 June deadline because the voting booths and electoral lists would not be ready and because there is no draft constitution or electoral law....

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Keywords:

Apollinaire Malu Malu, Théophile Mbemba, Joseph Kabila, Etienne Tshisekedi, Antoine Gizenga, Jean-Pierre Bemba, José Endundo, Commission Electorale Indépendante, Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social, Parti Lumumbiste Unifié, Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie, Tshisekedi ou rien, Mouvement de Libération du Congo, Parti du Peuple pour la Réconciliation et le Développement

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