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Congo's Kabila faces test on streets as his term expires
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Sun Dec 18, 2016 | 7:14pm EST
Congo's Kabila faces test on streets as his term expires
By Aaron Ross and Tim Cocks | KINSHASA
Congolese President Joseph Kabila's final term in office expires on Monday, with no election to choose a successor and amid a surge in popular anger over what opponents say is an attempt to cling to power in defiance of the constitution.
The election has been postponed until at least April 2018 on the grounds of logistical and financial problems, and Kabila has struck a deal with some opposition leaders that is meant to allow him to remain in place until then.
The constitutional court has also ruled that Kabila, president since his father was assassinated in 2001, can stay on.
But Democratic Republic of Congo's main opposition bloc rejects the deal as a ploy. Recent talks mediated by the Catholic church failed to reach a compromise.
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Congo's Kabila faces test on streets as his term expires
By Aaron Ross and Tim Cocks | KINSHASA
Congolese President Joseph Kabila's final term in office expires on Monday, with no election to choose a successor and amid a surge in popular anger over what opponents say is an attempt to cling to power in defiance of the constitution.
The election has been postponed until at least April 2018 on the grounds of logistical and financial problems, and Kabila has struck a deal with some opposition leaders that is meant to allow him to remain in place until then.
The constitutional court has also ruled that Kabila, president since his father was assassinated in 2001, can stay on.
But Democratic Republic of Congo's main opposition bloc rejects the deal as a ploy. Recent talks mediated by the Catholic church failed to reach a compromise.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-politics-idUSKBN14800C