Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila's party said Tuesday it was resuming activities following a suspension last month by the interior ministry.
DR Congo: Kabila's party says resuming work in defiance of ban
A poster featuring Joseph Kabila with PPRD candidate Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary is displayed on the road leading to the airport in Kinshasa, Monday Dec. 17, 2018
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The government order freezing the activities of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) has not been lifted. But the party's lawyers argue that without a court order, the suspension automatically expires after 15 days.
An Interior ministry statement justifying the ban on the PPRD accused Kabila of of 'overt' activism.
It said the 53-year-old had been reluctant to condemn M23, the rebel group controlling North and South Kivu provinces.
Kinshasa has accused Kabila, in self-imposed exile since 2023, of supporting armed rebellion in the country's east.
In April, Kabila who ruled Congo until 2019 made a low key return to the country.
He arrived in the rebel-held city of Goma through Rwanda. Kabila has not been seen in public since.