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oberliner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 01:57 PM
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Anybody following the Congo elections?
I just made a post saying how well they seem to have gone, but now see this article:

Former Congo rebel leader alleges fraud in historic presidential vote

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) -- A former rebel leader-turned presidential candidate alleged massive fraud in Congo's historic elections, but pledged Tuesday that his protest would remain peaceful.

Electoral commission officials could not immediately be reached for comment. Official, final results from Sunday's vote were not expected for weeks.

The Atlanta, Georgia-based Carter Center, meanwhile, hailed the country's first multiparty vote in more than 40 years, saying that although there were procedural problems, "on the whole, these appear at this point to be minor."

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/08/01/congo.elections.ap/

Anybody who has been following it a little more closely have any thoughts about the situation there?
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