DRC News Update: 17 October 2011
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- On Thursday October 13 th police dispersed a UDPS party rally of about 60 people in the streets of Kinshasa, Afreekelection blog reports. The officers used teargas to break up the group of anti-President Kabila protesters. The UDPS supporters said the demonstration was a peaceful one that was unnecessarily and ‘brutally’ dispersed.
- The CENI has published a numbered list of presidential candidates in the order in which they will appear on voting ballots, Radio Okapi has announced. The candidates have also been asked to sign the Code of Good Conduct, which stipulates tolerance and respect between candidates before the official start of the electoral campaign.