ELECTIONS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Early day motion 2556, tabled 19 December 2011 by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour). Signed by 30 members.

That this House expresses deep concern at the conduct of the recent elections in Democratic Republic of Congo; notes that the respected Carter Centre found that the election results announced by the Electoral Commission lacked credibility and that in a detailed analysis from its 26 teams covering 10 provinces, expressed a number of concerns including the process at Mulemba Nkulu voting staions in Katanga which reported 99.46 per cent. turnout with 100 per cent. of the votes going to President Kabila; further notes that the EU observer mission expressed concern that 17 per cent. of votes were cast from missing persons' registers, twice the number recorded in 2006; further notes the United Nations Stabilisation Mission observed that there were `significant irregularities' in the counting and tabulation of votes; and therefore, in view of the widspread concerns and protests throughout the country, questions the legitimacy of the elction process and whether the result is a genuine expression of the wishes of the people of Democratic Republic of Congo.

Signatures by party: Labour 18, Liberal Democrat 7, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Green 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.