* Five day ban on rallies in Kinshasa
* At least one dead in political clashes earlier this week
* Election set for Nov. 28, tensions rising
KINSHASA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa have imposed a five-day ban on political protests after at least one person was killed and several others were wounded in clashes this week.
Tensions have been growing as the central African country gears up for elections on Nov. 28.
"We have decided to respect the ban because we respect the rules and Congolese law," Francis Kalombo, head of the ruling PPRD party's youth league, told Reuters. "(But) if (opposition party) UDPS marches, we will march."
UDPS supporters clashed with police on Tuesday after they accused ruling party members of torching their headquarters. Congo's government said the attack on the UDPS offices may have been retribution for an earlier onslaught on a PPRD building.
At least one person was shot dead in the clashes, and at least eight others were wounded, said the head of a medical clinic that received them.
The decision to ban political protests was taken on Wednesday by Kinshasa's governor Andre Kimbuta Yango to maintain calm, according to the Congolese Press Agency.
A UDPS official criticised the ban as intolerant, and said the party had only cancelled a march planned for Thursday in order to mourn the man killed in the clash with police.
Presidential hopefuls have until Monday to submit their candidacy for the November poll.
On Wednesday the son of former dictator Mobutu Sese Seko and another leading opposition figure, Vital Kamerhe, formally joined the race. President Joseph Kabila is expected to submit his candidacy later this week. (Reporting by Jonny Hogg; Editing by Richard Valdmanis and Elizabeth Piper)
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