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The article embraces the period from 1997 to the end of year 2006 and focuses on two Congo's presidents at that time - Laurent Desire Kabila and his son Joseph Kabila. The first one overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko the former president and restored the name of the state from Zaire to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). His rule lasted for only four years. He seemed at that time as unprepared to exercise the leadership of so large and unstable African country. Political turmoil and economic collapse were a reason for the assassination attempt on his life. He was shot dead on 16th of January 2001. The power in the DRC was transferred to his son Joseph Kabila. At the beginning he was regarded as young and inexperienced politician. But finally he led to the establishing calm- ness after long civil war in the DRC and he declared the political reforms (among others new Constitution and universal presidential election, first since gaining independence in 1960). He created perspectives of political and economic stability for the DRC.
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Afrykańska polityka znajduje się obecnie w punkcie zwrotnym, stojąc u progu wyborów, jakie w ciągu następnych dwunastu miesięcy zostaną przeprowadzone w wielu krajach tego kontynentu. Również w Demokratycznej Republice Konga (DRK) zaplanowano wybory prezydenckie w 2016 roku. Kraj popadł jednak w polityczny zamęt wobec pytania czy obecny prezydent, Joseph Kabila utoruje drogę pokojowej zmianie demokratycznej, czy też kraj stoczy się w pogłębiający się chaos i destabilizację, jeśli odmówi ustąpienia z urzędu. Artykuł przedstawia aktualną sytuację polityczną w DRK i ocenia wyzwania, wobec jakich kraj stoi na drodze do demokracji. Jego dalsza część poświęcona jest analizie ról, jakie w obecnym kryzysie odgrywają rozmaici aktorzy, tacy jak opozycja, społeczeństwo obywatelskie i społeczność międzynarodowa. Ostatnia część artykułu omawia możliwe scenariuszewydarzeń w czasie przygotowań kraju do wyborów prezydenckich w listopadzie 2016 roku.
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It is a crucial time in African politics, as many nations in the continent will be holding elections over the next twelve months. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is also scheduled to hold a presidential election in 2016. However, the question that has left the nation in a political turmoil is whether the current President, Joseph Kabila will pave the way for a smooth democratic transition or, if he refuses to step down, will the country deteriorate into further chaos and instability? This paper looks at the current political situation in the DRC and assesses the challenges that lie on its road to democracy. In the following sections, it also analyses the role of the various actors in the current crisis including the opposition, civil society and the international community. The last section of the paper considers and lays out some possible scenarios, as the country gets ready to hold its presidential elections in November 2016.
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