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DR Congo adopts law governing referendum organisation

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The National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo adopted on 23 October 2026 the law setting out the conditions for organising a referendum, after 13 articles were reworded. The vote followed an examination of observations made on these provisions, Actualité.cd reports.

The National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo adopted on Friday 23 October 2026 the law setting out the conditions for organising a referendum, after the re-examination of 13 reworded articles. The text was approved by a majority, according to Actualité.cd.

The amendments were incorporated to take account of observations made during the examination of the text, Actualité.cd reports.

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