Court Shakeup Fuels Fears Congo's Leader Plans Another Term
- Two new constitutional court judges seen as Kabila’s allies
- Opposition allege controversial plan to alter election race
Photographer: Jock Fistick/Bloomberg
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Changes at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Constitutional Court could clear the way for President Joseph Kabila to run for a third term, opposition politicians and activists said, deepening the central African nation’s political crisis.
Kabila, in power since 2001 and constitutionally barred from seeking another term, a week ago announced the appointment of three new judges to the court. Two are well-known allies, fueling concern among the president’s critics that his supporters could press for rulings permitting him to run in elections scheduled for December.