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Bemba, Kabila Sign Declaration |
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Tuesday, 31 October 2006 |
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Representatives of presidential rivals Joseph Kabila and Jean-Pierre Bemba singed an historic declaration on Sunday to keep peace after Sunday's elections and accept the results. According to this declaration, both candidates agreed to publicly appear and encourage their supporters to remain peaceful in the event of civil unrest. The agreement also requires that the winner of the presidential elections ensure the safety of the loser after the results are announced. To read more about the declarartion and concerns over implementation, please read IRIN's report at: http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=56106
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Bemba Will Not Fight if Kabila Wins Freely and Fairly |
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Saturday, 28 October 2006 |
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Presidential runoff candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba announced that he will not return to war if he loses to incumbent candidate Joseph Kabila in a free and fair election. "I will accept the decision of the ballot" Bemba said in Kinshasa on Thursday. The highly anticipated runoff election takes place this Sunday, 29 October in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Congolese Bishops Conference Speaks out on Upcoming Elections |
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Friday, 20 October 2006 |
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The Conference of Bishops of the Democratic Republic of
Congo (CENCO) published a letter on October 6 to all Congolese Catholics and
people of goodwill entitled, “The Truth Will Set You Free.” In the letter, the Bishops congratulate the
Congolese people for the success of organizing the first round of elections and
for coming out in large numbers to vote. They acknowledge the shortcomings of the
organization of the first round and ask the Independent Electoral Commission to
learn from that experience in order to assure that the second round can be
accepted with more credibility.
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