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Article: Central African Republic.(law for holding national elections)
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- UN Chronicle
- Article date:
- September 22, 1998
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Towards the end of July, some progress was made in the Central African Republic (CAR) towards establishing the infrastructure for holding national elections. The required legislation was adopted by the country's Parliament and signed by President Ange-Felix Patasse, effective 24 July. France, the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme have pledged financial support for the elections.
In a resolution adopted by the Security Council on 14 July, extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) until 25 October 1998, the Council called on the authorities to adopt immediately an operational plan to ...