DRC: President Tshisekedi announces consultations for "a sacred union"

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi (illustrative image) Tchandrou Nitanga / AFP

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Félix Tshisekedi spoke to the nation on Friday evening.

In a speech of about 6 minutes, the Congolese head of state listed the differences within the ruling coalition and announced his intention to open consultations with the leaders of the political parties as early as next week.

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Some expected a dissolution

, others the appointment of an informant to form a new government but finally the Congolese head of state is content to issue a warning to his partner, Joseph's FCC. Kabila.

Félix Tshisekedi looks back on the history of these “ 

 ” who have become allies and of these differences which have been accumulating for nearly two years and which “ 

”, insists President Tshisekedi.

Among these differences, there are electoral reforms, in particular the composition of the Electoral Commission, but Félix Tshisekedi also cites peace and national security, diplomacy or even the establishment of a rule of law which " 

 "...

As an example of the advancement of the rule of law, the Congolese head of state cites the

, shunned by his partner, the FCC, who rightly criticizes the procedure employed and denounces a desire to put the justice in step.

Félix Tshisekedi announces at the very end of his speech that he intends to start next week a series of contacts aimed at consulting political and social actors with a view to creating, he assures, " 

 ”.

No option is excluded, warns the Congolese head of state, who promises a new declaration to the nation at the end of these consultations.

These consultations aim to re-establish government action around the principles of participation in the management of the country.

At the end of these, I will come back to you at a new address to inform you of my decisions, which will not exclude any scenario.

Félix Tshisekedi, President of the DRC

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