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DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi faces uncertain path to a third term
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Democratic Republic of Congo’s constitutional court this week approved a proposal that could see President Felix Tshisekedi run for a third term after a referendum.
Here is what we know:Third term –Tshisekedi, 63, has been in power since 2019 and under the current constitution has to step down at the end of his second five-year term at the end of 2028.
– ‘Prohibited subjects’ –The Congolese constitution limits the president to two terms and stipulates that it cannot be amended.
A new constitution could equally reset the presidential term count for Tshisekedi.
– Threat from the streets –DR Congo’s political opposition emerged weakened and fragmented from the 2023 presidential elections that Tshisekedi won by a wide margin.