UN / CAR ELECTIONS

The Central-African Electoral National Authority (ANE) announced today it is postponing presidential and legislative elections from 27 to 30 December due to logistical and technical issues. UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:43
• Production Date: 24 December 2015
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - MINUSCA
• Subject Topical: ELECTIONS
• Geographic Subject: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
• MAMS Id: 1539302
• Parent Id: 1539302
• Alternate Title: unifeed151224c

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STORY: UN / CAR ELECTIONS
TRT: 01:43
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 24 DECEMBER 2015, NEW YORK CITY

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1. Aerial shot, UNHQ building

24 DECEMBER 2015, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General:
“The Electoral National Authority (ANE) announced earlier today that the presidential and legislative elections will be held on 30 December instead of the 27th in order to address logistical issues and complete the training of electoral agents. All presidential and legislative electoral ballots arrived in the country's capital, Bangui, yesterday and the Mission will proceed with a progressive delivery of the ballots to the provinces.”
4. Cutaway, reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General:
“Given the very delicate security situation going on in the country, it is important that the elections take place in a best possible way. The peacekeeping mission will continue to assist with the distribution of ballots and it will of course support the national Central-African forces.”
6. Cutaway, reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General:
“Meanwhile, the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration process in the country continues. In Kaga Bandoro, 35 weapons and over 100 rounds of ammunition were voluntarily handed over by anti-Balaka and ex-Seleka. In Bambari, cash for work activities for 38 anti-Balaka fighters were launched. In Bouar, some 70 anti-Balaka handed over a number of weapons, marking the first time anti-Balaka have voluntarily handed over military equipment in that area.”
8. Wide shot, press room

Storyline

The Central-African Electoral National Authority (ANE) announced today (24 Dec) it is postponing presidential and legislative elections from 27 to 30 December due to logistical and technical issues.

The spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General told reporters in New York that the UN peacekeeping mission in that country (MINUSCA) said “all presidential and legislative electoral ballots arrived in the country's capital, Bangui, yesterday and the mission will proceed with a progressive delivery of the ballots to the provinces.”

Responding to reporter’s question if postponing elections represents a setback in the political process, Dujarric said “given the very delicate security situation going on in the country, it is important that the elections take place in a best possible way. The peacekeeping mission will continue to assist with the distribution of ballots and it will of course support the national Central-African forces.”

The spokesperson also said that “the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration process in the country continues. In Kaga Bandoro, 35 weapons and over 100 rounds of ammunition were voluntarily handed over by anti-Balaka and ex-Seleka. In Bambari, cash for work activities for 38 anti-Balaka fighters were launched. In Bouar, some 70 anti-Balaka handed over a number of weapons, marking the first time anti-Balaka have voluntarily handed over military equipment in that area.”