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| Foreign observers say Angola vote free, credible |
| 2012-09-03 |
| [Daily Nation (Kenya)] Foreign observer missions monitoring the Angolan election, which is set to return long-ruling Jose Eduardo dos Santos to power, said Sunday the vote was credible. "The general elections in Angola were free, fair, transparent and credible," said Pedro Verona Pires, who headed the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... team of observers. The Community of Portuguese-speaking countries, CPLP, said the elections were "free, transparent and democratic". The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (CIRGL), also shared similar findings. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Veuillot's quote has been used many times to describe the essence of African politics: When I am weaker, I ask you for my freedom, because that is your principle; but when I am the stronger, I take away your freedom, because that is my principle. Louis Veuillot |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-09-03 09:57 |