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Written question asked by David Lammy (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 January 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 20 January 2012. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Democratic Republic of Congo: Elections

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the legitimacy of the outcome of the recent presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Answer

We share the concerns of some observation missions about the irregularities, some serious, during the recent elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. However, no observation mission has yet judged that the overall result of the presidential election would have been changed by these irregularities. We await their final reports.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
91300; 539 c132W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Elections Democratic Republic of the Congo
Link
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