DRC’s constitutional battle: The fight over the 2028 vote
- Kinshasa, DR Congo – President Felix Tshisekedi is due to leave office in 2028 under the current Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Yet with more than two years to go, a battle over the rules governing what happens when his mandate ends is already reshaping Congolese politics.
- In May, Tshisekedi said he had not sought a third term but would accept one if the Congolese people wanted him to continue.
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- Kinshasa, DR Congo – President Felix Tshisekedi is due to leave office in 2028 under the current Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Yet with more than two years to go, a battle over the rules governing what happens when his mandate ends is already reshaping Congolese politics.
- In May, Tshisekedi said he had not sought a third term but would accept one if the Congolese people wanted him to continue.
Sources: Al Jazeera