Constitutional Change in DRC: Presidential Party Denounces Opposition "a Coup De Théâtre" During a Sit-In
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The Congolese President is about to promulgate a law that could allow him to be re-elected in 2028. On Friday, 12 June, two demonstrators died after a sit-in protest in Kinshasa before the National Assembly.
DR Congo opposition turns up pressure as referendum battle intensifies
Fresh clashes during an opposition-led protest in Kinshasa have heightened political tensions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as opponents of constitutional reform vow to intensify resistance against plans they fear could pave the way for a third presidential term.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a staggering reply from the presidential party to the opposition's accusations denouncing the repression of its 12 June march against the proposed change of the Constitution brought to power by the majority, two years after the end of the President's second term. The demonstration of the Article 64 Coalition (C64) was led, inter alia, by the parties of Martin Fayulu, Moïse Katumbi, Delly Sesanga, Matata P…
Despite the violence that sparked the 12 June demonstration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo against the reform allowing the president, Félix Tshisekedi, to run for a third term, the Senate validated the holding of the referendum. In an effective editorial, the Burkinabè newspaper, The Country is paralleling Mauritania, both countries facing the same danger of a presidential mandate to be extended.
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is debating how to extend political power while an Ebola outbreak is spreading, exposing a government that appears more focused on constitutional manoeuvres than a public health emergency claiming lives. Development Diaries reports that the DRC’s National Assembly passed a referendum bill on 09 June, 2026, creating a legal framework for national referendums and introducing a mechanism that critics belie…
DRC: After the repression of 12 June, the C64 warns the Senate against any complicity in the referendum process Image media Patient Mon 15/06/2026 - 14:46 Corps The Article 64 Coalition for the Defence of the Constitutional Order does not limit its reactions to the violence of 12 June.
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