Congo: Seeking a Cure for the Election Disease
4th August 2017
In Congo President Joseph Kabila remains in power and continues to ignore the December 31 2016 agreement he signed in which he promised to allow elections and comply with the constitution and not proceed with his plans to remain president-for-life. This crises began when Kabila refused to step down at the end of his second elected term in December 2016. The constitution limits him to two terms. He won the elections in 2006 and 2011, but he claims his first term really didn’t count so he can run again. National elections to replace him were supposed to be held in November 2016 but Kabila’s government intentionally delayed preparing for the election until it was too late.
Sounds as if he’s got a bright future in the Democrat party.