DRC: "The vote of censure is proof of the reversal of forces between Tshisekedi and Kabila"

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Félix Tshisekedi (left) and Joseph Kabila side by side during the inauguration ceremony of the new Congolese president, in Kinshasa on January 24, 2019. REUTERS / Olivia Acland

By: Christophe Boisbouvier Follow

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367 votes out of 500, in Congo Kinshasa, it is a very large majority of deputies who voted yesterday for censure against Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga.

In two years, more than 200 deputies have therefore moved from Camp Kabila to Camp Tshisekedi.

What are the reasons for this change?

What are the consequences ?

And who could succeed the outgoing Prime Minister?

Trésor Kibangula is an analyst at the Congo Study Group (GEC), he answers questions from Christophe Boisbouvier.

  • Africa

  • DRC

  • Joseph Kabila

  • Felix Tshisekedi

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