Forty years and counting: CAR once again postpones local elections
Scheduled to take place for the first time in almost forty years, local and municipal elections in the Central African Republic have been once again postponed.
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00:00Scheduled to take place for the first time in almost 40 years, local and municipal elections in the Central African Republic have been once again postponed.
00:10Initially planned for the end of August, officials say the vote will now be held in December in conjunction with the legislative and presidential elections.
00:20President Tuadera launched a biometric voter registration exercise last year to update the electoral roll.
00:27Authorities say the postponement is due to a delay in mobilising funds as well as technical and organisational hiccups.
00:35Members of the opposition BRDC are calling for an overhaul of the electoral authority and a dialogue with President Tuadera.
00:43CAR has been battling conflict since 2013 when predominantly Muslim rebels seized power and forced the then-president from office.
00:52The United Nations has said the elections represent a crucial opportunity to strengthen democratic governance, promote reconciliation and consolidate stability.
01:04The landlocked country is one of the poorest in the world, despite having significant natural resources, including uranium and oil.
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