Congo Bars Key Opposition Figure From Presidential Election
- Electoral commission bars Bemba over witness-tampering
- Congo set to hold delayed presidential elections in December
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The Democratic Republic of Congo disqualified one of the country’s most popular opposition politicians from running for president.
The decision removes a second key opponent from the race against President Joseph Kabila’s anointed successor and raises the risk of angry protests by opposition supporters. It also casts doubt on the credibility of the Dec. 23 election in the cobalt-rich nation, which hasn’t had a peaceful transfer of power since it gained independence from Belgium in 1960.