DRC postpones elections till July 2017 citing lack of funds and register

2,156 views · Published 16 September 2016 · 1:52 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: africanews · 2016 · News & Politics

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The Electoral body in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Saturday disclosed that presidential elections in the country will be delay until at least July 2017.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) cited lack of funding and delays in voter registration as the major factors behind the postponement. 

This announcement effectively means that incumbent President Joseph Kabila will stay in power beyond the end of his constitutional two terms which expires in December this year.…
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