President JOSEPH KABILA’S second and last term comes to an end in December and opposition activists suspect him of trying to hold on to power.
The Ceni made its request for delay known on the 17th of September which prompted two days of deadly street protests on 19 and 20 September between opposition activists and security forces.
At least fifty people are now reported to have died in the clashes, most of them civilians.
Meanwhile, five out of the nine judges sitting in the constitutional court have backed the Ceni’s request for the presidential election to take place in April 2018.
