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<p>The British Government regularly calls for credible elections to take place in
the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Minister for Africa, Harriett Baldwin,
met with Foreign Minister She Okitundu in September and encouraged the DRC Government
to ensure elections go ahead. The Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, also met with Okitundu
last month and highlighted the importance of allowing international election observers,
in order to build transparency and trust in the electoral process. Since 2015, the
UK has spent £6.8 million on increasing accountability and transparency around the
elections. We have provided funding for national observation through the Justice and
Peace Committee. The UK has funded a Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) report
into the Electronic Voting Machines and the WFD provided a list of recommendations
to CENI. The British Government will continue to call for independent observation
for the December 2018 elections.</p>
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