He was speaking after the country’s Constitutional Court upheld the electoral commission’s rejection of his candidacy in that election.

Jean-Pierre Bemba is one of six hopefuls rejected as presidential candidates by the DRC’s electoral commission.

The former vice president says the commission is ensuring victory for President Joseph Kabila’s successor Ramazani Shadary.

Bemba, who was vice president for three years from 2003, ran second to Kabila in the 2006 election.

His 2016 conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity was overturned by the International Criminal Court last June.

However his conviction for bribing witnesses – which is the reason for his disqualification as candidate – still stands 

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