Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi signals he could seek a third term and may support delaying the next presidential election due in 2028. Multiple reports say the 62-year-old president, who came to office in 2019, is approaching the end of his second five-year mandate in 2028, which is described as the constitutional maximum for a presidential term. Tshisekedi’s remarks indicate openness to serving again if political conditions allow it, including a statement that he would accept a third term “if the people want me to have a third term.” The reports also connect the discussion of potential delay to ongoing insecurity in the country’s eastern regions, where armed groups and conflict persist. France 24 reports that Tshisekedi cites turmoil in the volatile east as a reason presidential elections could be postponed beyond the scheduled timeline. Overall, the statements raise the possibility of changes to the election timetable and a challenge to the constitutional limits on presidential tenure, but they do not provide a final decision or concrete timing for any electoral changes.