Washington Journal
Election in the Democratic Republic of Congo
2006-07-29T08:35:56-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNjU0XC8xOTMzMjktMDMtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Mr. Houngbo talked about the elections being held the next day in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United Nations Development Program had been preparing that country for its first presidential elections in over 40 years. The Congolese ballot will include 33 presidential hopefuls as well as 9,700 parliamentary candidates. He responded to audience telephone calls and electronic mail.
Mr. Houngbo talked about the elections being held the next day in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United Nations Development Program h…
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Mr. Houngbo talked about the elections being held the next day in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United Nations Development Program had been preparing that country for its first presidential elections in over 40 years. The Congolese ballot will include 33 presidential hopefuls as well as 9,700 parliamentary candidates. He responded to audience telephone calls and electronic mail. close
Mr. Houngbo talked about the elections being held the next day in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United Nations Development Program h… read more
Mr. Houngbo talked about the elections being held the next day in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United Nations Development Program had been preparing that country for its first presidential elections in over 40 years. The Congolese ballot will include 33 presidential hopefuls as well as 9,700 parliamentary candidates. He responded to audience telephone calls and electronic mail. close
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