Part of an electoral reform bill in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which the opposition says was aimed at keeping President Joseph Kabila in power, will now be removed.<br /><br /> The head of the national assembly Aubin Minaku said the line will be “purely and simply withdrawn.” He added that “we have responded to the people’s expectations.”<br /><br /> According to Minaku, lawmakers will vote on the bill on Sunday – potentially ending violent protests which have left more than 40 dead in recent days. <br /><br /> Under Kabila’s proposed law, a national census would have to be completed before the next presidential elections, expected in 2016. The government argues a census is long overdue and would allow better management of the country.<br /><br /> But the opposition says the new bill is a ploy to keep Kabila in power beyond the end of his mandate in 2016 – as a census would take years to complete in an impoverished country the size of western Europe. <br /><br /> The assembly approved the bill with the census requirement last w
