Thursday, December 24, 2015

Central African Republic Postpones Pivotal Elections


Reuters, 24/12 17:19 CET

BANGUI (Reuters) – Crucial elections scheduled to take place in the Central African Republic on Sunday have been postponed by three days until Dec. 30, Prime Minster Mahamat Kamoun said on Thursday.

The polls are meant to restore democratic rule after mainly Muslim rebels seized power in the majority Christian nation in early 2013, provoking reprisals from Christian militias that triggered a cycle of inter-religious killings.

Kamoun said the postponement was needed because ballots had arrived late and poll workers still needed to receive training. 

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Source: Euronews

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