The Congo government is sorry that the European Union is no longer going to watch the election there.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is going to have elections for president and parliament on 20 December. There are 23 people running for president. The political situation is very tense.
The observer mission was canceled while the EU mission’s deployment discussions were still going on, according to the state-run ACP news agency.
The government said it is dedicated to having fair, open, and free elections. It also said that it would be happy to have observer missions as long as they follow the laws of DR Congo.
The EU said it pulled out its team that was supposed to watch over the election. They couldn’t use the necessary communication equipment like satellite phones and internet kits.
80 to 100 observers from the EU were going to be sent to watch the general elections on December 20th.
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Dr. Congo regrets EU’s decision to cancel its poll observation mission
