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Press Review of 26 August 2005
Today's local press mainly focus on the ongoing electoral process. The press also brings up a news conference held by UPDS Head of National Committee and the DRC-Rwanda-Uganda tripartite meeting.
'As of 20th August, only 5 million people got registered,' say, "18.2% of all the potential voters since the operations started last 20 June in Kinshasa,' writes Le Potentiel, pro-opposition paper on its front page, and comments, 'This is a huge gap compared to the 28 million voters planned.' Le Potentiel therefore concludes, 'The elections scheduled for 30 June 2006 (are) now hypothetical.' The paper quotes corroborating sources as indicating, 'None of the promises made in 2004 were kept; the process has been moving at a very slow pace' and 'besides logistic problems, there are lack of motivation from the electoral commission staff and obvious evidence of rigging.'
'UDPS is taking delight in these obstacles and has predicted CEI's overwhelming failure,' says L'Observateur, further indicating, 'The bleak picture painted is the result of a destructive work done by UDPS to discredit a process that has not taken into consideration its remarks,' echoing Valentin Mubake who leads UDPS national committee. Le Phare, for its part, quotes Mr. Mubake as declaring, 'Elections will not be held without UDPS,' citing the following reasons: 'First, the required number of voters will not be reached and as a result the elections will have no legitimacy whatsoever; second, it will be quite difficult to deploy all the equipment and the electoral commission staff in the field; and third, no credible elections can be held without UDPS.' Meanwhile L'Observateur, says the elections must be held 'to make one's mind about all the political contenders and stop cacophony and confusion.' The paper also says, 'UDPS is quite confident to win the elections.'
Amid pre-election sparring, 'FDLR (has been) ordered to leave DRC by September,' writes L'Observateur on its front page, alluding to 'the outcome of DRC-Rwanda-Uganda tripartite.' The three countries demanded 'an immediate and unconditional repatriation of the Rwandan Hutu rebels operating in Eastern DRC,' says the paper, further recalling, 'FDLR have not given their last word yet,' especially when 'their leaders made themselves conspicuous, using double entendre and diplomatic means as an alibi for perpetuating belligerency in the region and favouring insecurity in Eastern DRC.' La Référence Plus says.
'UDPS is taking delight in these obstacles and has predicted CEI's overwhelming failure,' says L'Observateur, further indicating, 'The bleak picture painted is the result of a destructive work done by UDPS to discredit a process that has not taken into consideration its remarks,' echoing Valentin Mubake who leads UDPS national committee. Le Phare, for its part, quotes Mr. Mubake as declaring, 'Elections will not be held without UDPS,' citing the following reasons: 'First, the required number of voters will not be reached and as a result the elections will have no legitimacy whatsoever; second, it will be quite difficult to deploy all the equipment and the electoral commission staff in the field; and third, no credible elections can be held without UDPS.' Meanwhile L'Observateur, says the elections must be held 'to make one's mind about all the political contenders and stop cacophony and confusion.' The paper also says, 'UDPS is quite confident to win the elections.'
Amid pre-election sparring, 'FDLR (has been) ordered to leave DRC by September,' writes L'Observateur on its front page, alluding to 'the outcome of DRC-Rwanda-Uganda tripartite.' The three countries demanded 'an immediate and unconditional repatriation of the Rwandan Hutu rebels operating in Eastern DRC,' says the paper, further recalling, 'FDLR have not given their last word yet,' especially when 'their leaders made themselves conspicuous, using double entendre and diplomatic means as an alibi for perpetuating belligerency in the region and favouring insecurity in Eastern DRC.' La Référence Plus says.
