By RFIPalled on 03-21-2019Modified on 21-03-2019 at 23:18
The leaders of the Lamuka coalition are meeting in Brussels, more than two and a half months after the presidential election. As their candidate Martin Fayulu continues to claim victory, they hope to agree on a common strategy to break the post-election stalemate. The talks were to last 48 hours, Thursday and Friday, but could be extended until Saturday, according to several sources, to allow Moses Katumbi to be there.
Martin Fayulu, Jean-Pierre Bemba, Freddy Matungulu, Adolphe Muzito, Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi. This is the first time that Lamuka coalition leaders have been around a table since the election. A coalition more united than ever behind its president Martin Fayulu. This was repeated in chorus by the different members of the Lamuka platform.
A unity yet scratched by the noticeable absence of Moses Katumbi. Officially retained in London by a "family obligation", he was represented Thursday in Brussels by one of his advisers, Frédéric Bola.
An absence that surprises some, given the strategic stake of this meeting for the future of the coalition and while its silence in recent weeks has already fueled the rumors of a division within the coalition. " Any speculation would be unwelcome, Mr. Katumbi is in Lamuka, " said his advisor, who also ensures that the former governor of Katanga will be present Saturday in Brussels to sign the final declaration. " It was planned that way ," he said. While in the entourage of Martin Fayulu, it explains that " an extension until Saturday will be studied tomorrow ".
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On the bottom, almost nothing has filtered from the meeting. On a possible dialogue with Felix Tshisekedi, the participants remained evasive. " If an opportunity to speak with those who have stolen the victory is offered, we will not refuse to discuss, said Jean-Jacques Mbugani, international coordinator of the coalition, reports the RFI office in Brussels. But these are future procedures. "
Recently, the three main leaders, Jean-Pierre Bemba, Moïse Katumbi and Martin Fayulu exchanged a lot, and agreed on the outline of a draft declaration. Still, the equation is thorny to solve: must we stand before the fait accompli to play an active role in the opposition and prepare the next? Or continue the fight for the truth of the polls, at the risk of isolating oneself politically and losing the capital of the electoral campaign.
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~ This is the family picture of lamuka leaders after today's meeting in Brussels
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