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| DRC's Election Results Make Its Neighbour Nervous | |
Monuc/IRIN - November 3, 2006 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) anxious wait for the outcome of the presidential election run-off is putting its neighbour Zambia on edge where currency dealers are stocking up on kwacha, the local currency, and dumping the DRC's Congolese franc. |
| Delayed presidential elections underway in Fataki | |
IRIN - November 2, 2006 | |
 | Close to 15,000 voters in Fataki, an area in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, began voting on Thursday in presidential elections after a four-day delay caused by riots in the area. |
| DRC Observers Seek Transparency in Vote Counting | |
VOA News - November 2, 2006 | |
 | Observers of Sunday's second-round presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo are pleading with electoral officials to ensure transparency in vote counting. The observers also criticized Congolese media for disseminating hate speech and biased coverage. |
| Polls repeated in volatile areas | |
IRIN - November 1, 2006 | |
 | Repeat elections have been conducted in parts of the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri District following disturbances during Sunday's presidential polls.Speaking on Tuesday, the chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, Apollinaire Malumalu, told IRIN that the disturbances had occurred in Fataki, 90 km northeast of Bunia, the main town in Ituri, after a soldier shot dead two polling clerks. |
| The Secretary-General congratulates the people of the DR Congo | |
Monuc - October 31, 2006 | |
 | The Secretary-General congratulates the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on their peaceful participation in the second round of the presidential election and the elections for the provincial assemblies, which were held on 29 October. |
| DRC Election Officials Denounce Speculation | |
VOA News - October 31, 2006 | |
 | Election officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have denounced the announcement of speculative results, following Sunday's decisive second-round presidential election. They have called for patience as results are slowly tabulated in the race between Transitional President Joseph Kabila and former rebel Jean-Pierre Bemba. |
| The Congolese voted in peace | |
Monuc - October 30, 2006 | |
 | In spite of the heavy rain that disrupted the displacement of the voters in Kinshasa and in other cities of the country, the historic vote of Sunday 29 October, 2006 took place in peace. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) mentioned two isolated incidents in Equator province which caused at least one death. |
| Soldier kills two polling clerks in Ituri | |
IRIN - October 30, 2006 | |
 | A soldier in the Democratic Republic of Congo shot dead two polling clerks on Monday, raising the possibility of increased disturbances in the northeastern locality of Fatika where the incident occurred, Ituri District Administrative Officer Petronille Vaweka said.The officials killed were residents of Fatika, 90 km northeast of Bunia, the main town in Ituri. |
| Second-Round Vote Counting Begins in DRC | |
VOA News - October 29, 2006 | |
 | Vote-counting has started in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a second-round presidential election to end a transition period, and years of war and misrule. The national election commission says it is investigating serious incidents of violence that took place during voting in the northwest province of Equateur. |
| Rains, Violence Disrupt DRC Polls | |
VOA News - October 29, 2006 | |
 | Security forces have had to intervene in several parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, after voting for presidential and provincial elections was broken up by rioting. In the west of the country, there was low turnout initially because of heavy rains. |
