A police officer stands guard in front of a store that was looted during violent protests in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo January 23, 2015. REUTERS/Rey Byhre
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission has set Nov. 27, 2016, for presidential and legislative elections, an election official said on Thursday, satisfying a key demand of the political opposition and international donors.
President Joseph Kabila, who has held power since his father's assassination in 2001 and won disputed elections in 2006 and 2011, is constitutionally barred from standing for a third term. But critics say he intends to cling to power beyond the end of his mandate next year.
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