Delayed elections to be held in parts of DR Congo

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KINSHASA: DR Congo officials confirmed that parliamentary elections will be held on Sunday in parts of country which were unable to participate in December’s vote due to security issues and an ongoing Ebola epidemic. The vote, which will also involve municipal elections, will take place in Beni and Butembo, two cities in North Kivu, which lies on the country’s eastern border with Uganda. Elections will also take place in the western Yumbi region some 300kms north of the capital Kinshasa.At stake are 15 seats in DR Congo’s lower house of parliament, which counts 500 lawmakers. Millions of Congolese voters went to the polls on December 30.

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