DR Congo vote may get extension
Polling stations have closed across the Democratic Republic of Congo after a referendum on a new constitution.
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DR Congo voting on constitution
Voters in Democratic Republic of Congo have begun voting on a new constitution on Sunday though many complain they do not know what it contains.
Congo holds referendum on new constitution
The first of 40,000 polling stations around the vast central African country were opening at 6 a.m. (0400 GMT) in the east, with the last closing at 5 p.m. (1600 GMT) in Kinshasa and the west, an hour behind the east because of a time difference
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Been watching and reading over here in Germany the first news reports about the D.R.C. draft constitution referendum elections today. CNN had an interview with Dr. Cristopher Fomunyoh of the National Democratic Institute (he was very positive in his commentary) and Reuters AlertNet has some good coverage as well including feature reports.
I'm so darn happy for the people of the Congo today that I could cry, really!! And I'm not even a native-born Congolese, but today I am doggone it. Today I am Congolese.
Congratulations to the people of the D.R.C. and Good Luck on your long march toward peace and security, democracy, and freedom from oppression.
Great coverage of the political scene and personality backgrounds at The Salon of News and Thought. Really good work Malau.
Thank you Ndeko (brother) BRE,
I am pretty ecstatic myself, even though I am also a bit anxious at the rospect of the results.
Regardless, it's a historic event, and I am alive to see it happen!!!
This is really exciting, and I really hope it brings good news for my beloved country.
Pretty exiting day... carrying on tomorrow.
I was tuned on Radio Okapi all day.
So was I, and it is just soooo awesome to have something to be excited a bout.
I also monitored the news bulletins of Top Congo FM, just to get a different beat. They got an interview with Joseph Kabila in their 7 PM edition (a very rare occurence).
Waiting for Monday with impatience!!!!
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