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Chris Smith: Unless there is some way to either speed up the process for an acceptable election or find a way to create an acceptable…

On the recordJuly 13, 2016
Unless there is some way to either speed up the process for an acceptable election or find a way to create an acceptable transition in government to manage the election process, many of us, the State Department included, fear that that country could descend into chaos.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith warns of potential chaos in the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to election delays.

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