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the United States on Thursday warned Kabila that \"the time for posturing is over\" - Congo's president has remained quiet on his role in the upcoming election and declared that his country is rejecting foreign meddling and funding the vote itself.\u003cbr/\u003e              Bemba's return will shake up Congo's political landscape as the opposition tries to settle on a challenger who can win the presidency of one of Africa's most turbulent nations. \u003cbr/\u003e              Demonstrations over the election delay have turned deadly, and Pope Francis and others appealed for calm after police in January used tear gas to disperse ambassadors and others at a mass at Kinshasa's Catholic cathedral to honour protesters killed.\u003cbr/\u003e              Just weeks ago, few had suspected Bemba would be in a position to compete with Kabila.\u003cbr/\u003e              In a surprising ruling in June, appeals judges with the ICC overturned Bemba's convictions for murder, rape and pillaging committed by his forces, known as the Movement for the Liberation of Congo, in neighboring Central African Republic in 2002 and 2003.\u003cbr/\u003e              It was a serious setback to ICC prosecutors in the global court's first trial to focus largely on sexual violence and on command responsibility - the legal principle that a commanding officer can be held responsible for crimes committed by his or her troops.\u003cbr/\u003e              Bemba, who was sentenced in 2016 to 18 years in prison, has maintained his innocence. \u003cbr/\u003e              He still awaits a final sentencing at the ICC in another case in which he was convicted of interfering with witnesses.\u003cbr/\u003e              Bemba said Congo's government has issued him a diplomatic passport as he remains a senator, and upon arrival in Kinshasa he will register as a candidate.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"There will be no provocation,\" he said, expecting a quiet reception.\u003cbr/\u003e              Bemba said he wants Congo's opposition to rally around a single challenger to Kabila and will give all his support if that challenger isn't him.\u003cbr/\u003e              He used the language of a candidate, however, as he spoke passionately of his vision for a country that is blessed with trillions of US dollars of mineral wealth but ravaged by dozens of armed groups fighting over control of it.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I'm sure that we can reverse the contradiction that we have: a wealthy country with very poor people in the country,\" Bemba said, adding that he soon would present a 200-page programme proposing a badly needed upgrade to the vast nation's infrastructure including roads, hospitals, airports and schools.\u003cbr/\u003e              He warned that security must come first to enable such investment, saying the situation is worse than it was a decade ago.\u003cbr/\u003e              Despite rumblings from Congo's ruling party about his abrupt plunge into domestic politics after years entangled in a war crimes case, Bemba projected optimism for his return.\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              Waterloo - 28 July 2018 \u003cbr/\u003e              1. Former Congolese Vice President, Jean-Pierre Bemba, seated for interview \u003cbr/\u003e              2. SOUNDBITE (English): Jean-Pierre Bemba, Former Congolese Vice President\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I will go back to Congo on Wednesday, in Kinshasa, because I have the duty to go, to present all the documents to be a candidate to the electoral commission. That's what I plan to do next week; and also meet with my family, with my friends, with my political party, with the people there and, I expect to go, yes, in Congo next Wednesday.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              3. Cutaway of Bemba's hands \u003cbr/\u003e              4. SOUNDBITE (English): Jean-Pierre Bemba, Former Congolese Vice President\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Absolutely. I have a major programme, an important programme regarding the security, restoring security in my country, the peace in my country. And also an ambitious programme for the economy and finance. I'm sure that we can reverse the contradiction that we have: a wealthy country with very poor people in the country. And I would like this wealth now to profit for the people of Congo. And my programme is based on how to transform, attract investors in Congo and make them invest in Congo, give employment in Congo and also transform all this wealth for the people of Congo.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              5. Cutaway Bemba looking at his phone\u003cbr/\u003e              6. SOUNDBITE (English): Jean-Pierre Bemba, Former Congolese Vice President: (Regarding whether he will be the candidate of the opposition)\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I hope so - but, as you know, we still have some discussions, must have some discussions among the opposition leaders - and we must make everything possible, I hope to have one candidate against the presidential side candidate. So I hope we will be able to succeed to get one person, yes.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              7. Bemba's hands with phone\u003cbr/\u003e              8. SOUNDBITE (English): Jean-Pierre Bemba, Former Congolese Vice President: (Speaking about what would happen if the election were delayed)\u003cbr/\u003e              \"It would be a disaster for Congo, I think. We need to really respect the Constitution, respect the accord made in December 2017 with the priests dialogue (he appears to refer to the 'New Year's Eve Agreement' a power-sharing agreement mediated by the Catholic Church signed in December 2016). I think that (Congolese) President (Laurent) Kabila is the guarantor of the Constitution; he should make sure that this Constitution must be respected.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              9. Bemba speaking during interview\u003cbr/\u003e              10. SOUNDBITE (English): Jean-Pierre Bemba, Former Congolese Vice President: (Speaking about whether he expects any trouble in his country upon his arrival next week)\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I hope that everything will be quiet. My mind is very quiet, very peaceful and I hope it will be the same on the side of the government. And then there will be no provocation and then we'll be able to be there in a peaceful way, that's what I expect, yes.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              11. Bemba looking at his phone. \u003cbr/\u003e              12. SOUNDBITE (English): Jean-Pierre Bemba, Former Congolese Vice President: (Answering a question about whether he had expected to be acquitted)\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I was really expecting (that) all along, that's why I went to appeal, because I couldn't believe that I could be responsible for what they told that I had. So I was happy, of course, that justice has been served and the laws have been correctly served.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              13. 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