To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the conduct of the recent elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

President Kabila was inaugurated as President of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 20 December. Her Majesty's ambassador attended the inauguration. We remain concerned about reports of irregularities during the electoral process and call on CENI (the DRC Electoral Commission) to investigate fully all such complaints. We await the final reports of international election observation missions, including the European Union and Carter Center missions.