By RFIPalled on 22-08-2019Modified on 22-08-2019 at 22:43
On Wednesday, President Tshisekedi announced that he would meet the Prime Minister on Thursday to give him the latest version of the new government team and promised that it would be made public in the evening "hopefully". But finally, the meeting between the head of state and his prime minister did not take place on Thursday.
The meeting was announced " in the afternoon " without further details. But the name of the prime minister was listed " on the list of protocol, " according to a source for the presidency.
At the end of the afternoon, he was still " expected ", according to the same source, who changed his mind in the early evening: finally " the Prime Minister will not come this Thursday " because it brings the final touches " To his last version of the government ", explained our interlocutor.
He " let it be known that he was not ready, " another source told the presidency. What are the latest edits that would explain this missed appointment? Hard to know precisely. The final stage of consultations is done in " the utmost discretion, " note several sources.
In both camps, which must unite in this government, it is ensured in any case that lists of proposed personalities have been transmitted for several days. But we also know that an important part of the last arbitrations has been left to the appreciation of the ex and the present president as " moral authorities " of their coalitions.
But the equation is complex to solve " to not offend anyone, " said a source close to the negotiations. No comment or clarification on the side of the Prime Minister, where it was limited Thursday morning to note that the extraordinary parliamentary session - opened Monday - during which the government must be invested runs again until 7 September.
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