Source: Department of Foreign Affairs
Title: Pahad: Briefing notes on International Affairs
Notes following briefing by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aziz Pahad, Media Centre Amphitheatre, Union Buildings, Tshwane, South Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) * Up to 80% of the votes have been counted so far.
* Predictions are that President Joseph Kabila is leading by 45%, followed by Pierre Bemba at 22%.
* The Congolese Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) will announce provisional results on 20 August 2006, while final results will be announced on the 30 August.
* It is further anticipated that results for the parliamentary elections will be announced on the 4th of September.
* Should no candidate obtain 51% of the votes, there will be a presidential second round by the end of October or first week of November 2006.
* It is anticipated that the presidential elections will coincide with the provincial elections.
* The Inter-Departmental Task Team on the DRC elections will liase with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and Defence to commence with preparations for the upcoming elections as per United Nations Development Programme (UNPD) Agreement signed in May 2006.
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