Court says president would stay in power if election delayed

Democratic Republic of Congo’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that President Joseph Kabila would stay in power beyond the end of his mandate if his government failed to hold an election due in November. Kabila’s opponents denounced the ruling – they had previously argued that an interim president should serve after Kabila’s term expired if […]

Democratic Republic of Congo’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that President Joseph Kabila would stay in power beyond the end of his mandate if his government failed to hold an election due in November.
Kabila’s opponents denounced the ruling – they had previously argued that an interim president should serve after Kabila’s term expired if the election was delayed.
Kabila succeeded his assassinated father as president in 2001, then won his first election in 2006. The constitution requires that he step down in December after two five-year terms in office.