Congo Opposition Parties Reject Plan for Presidential Vote
- Opposition parties reiterate call for president to step down
- Electoral commission scheduled presidential vote for Dec. 2018
Joseph Kabila waits to address the 72nd Session of the United Nations General assembly in New York on Sept. 23, 2017.
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Opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo presented a united front to reject plans for elections in December 2018 and insisted that President Joseph Kabila step down before the end of the year.
Three large opposition groups issued identical statements on Tuesday denouncing a schedule published Nov. 5 by the Independent Electoral Commission that sets presidential and parliamentary polls for Dec. 23, 2018.