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Chris Coons: But the fundamental issue is independent international verification and with the purpose, as I said earlier, of…

On the recordDecember 14, 2011
But the fundamental issue is independent international verification and with the purpose, as I said earlier, of enfranchising those who were disenfranchised in order to try and move to a position that you do know who won the election.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons emphasizes the need for independent verification in elections to prevent violence.

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