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Ed Markey: If you extrapolate that over now into Congo with their elections on the way, knowing the ramifications in Kenya and…

On the recordJune 7, 2016
If you extrapolate that over now into Congo with their elections on the way, knowing the ramifications in Kenya and other countries, if an example is set, which will be hard, then to say is something that the next country should not do.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the importance of timely sanctions in Congo's elections for regional stability.

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