Senate drops clause requiring census before Congo presidential vote

Kinshasa - Congo's Senate on Friday dropped a
clause requiring a national census before 2016
presidential elections, following days of violent
protests against the reform which opposition
leaders said was aimed at extending President
Joseph Kabila's term.
The Senate approved a modified version of Article 8
of the law saying that updating of the electoral list
must be done in respect of the constitutional
deadline for presidential and legislative elections.
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The clause, which was approved at the weekend by
the lower house of parliament, has sparked
opposition-led protests in which at least 42 people
were killed in Kinshasa, according to the
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH).
A mixed commission will now be charged with
reconciling the two bodies' bills before a final vote,
expected before the close of the current
parliamentary session on Monday.

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