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Updated · Bloomberg · May 6Tshisekedi says he would seek unconstitutional third term
12 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 6
- The Democratic Republic of Congo president said he would run again if voters requested it through a referendum.
- Congo's 2006 constitution limits presidents to two five-year terms and separately says the length and number of mandates cannot be changed.
- The remarks raise the prospect of a constitutional confrontation over presidential term limits in the central African nation.
Can the DRC hold a fair referendum on presidential power while a brutal war rages in its east? As US firms eye DRC's minerals, will Washington overlook a constitutional coup for resource access? Are 'constitutional coups' now a greater threat to African democracy than military takeovers?