Statement from Senator Coons on Completion of Mali Elections
August 14, 2013
August 14, 2013
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The office of Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, congratulated the Malian people on the conclusion of a free, fair, and peaceful election close to a year and a half after a military coup.
"Free and fair elections are part of the very foundation of modern democracy. It's been only months since al Qaeda control . . .
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, congratulated the Malian people on the conclusion of a free, fair, and peaceful election close to a year and a half after a military coup.
"Free and fair elections are part of the very foundation of modern democracy. It's been only months since al Qaeda control . . .