Third-Term Shock Roils Congo

Third-Term Shock Roils Congo

Clashes in Kinshasa show how fast a constitutional fight can turn into a test of state power. Quick Take Opposition leaders say the reform push is a bid to keep Félix Tshisekedi in power past the two-term limit. Tshisekedi has publicly left open the idea of another term if “the people” want it. The current constitution protects presidential term limits and other core rules from easy revision. Violence and shutdowns in Kinshasa show how the disp…