DRC: speech to the Nation of Felix Tshisekedi against a background of tensions with his Prime Minister

(Illustration from May 2019) Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi receives his new Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba on May 20, 2019 in Kinshasa.

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In the DRC, Félix Tshisekedi will address the Nation this Friday.

The meeting of the Council of Ministers which was scheduled for today has been postponed.

Tension is still high between the Cape for Change, its platform, and the Front Commun pour le Congo, the political grouping of its predecessor and ally Joseph Kabila.

This tension has been accentuated in the last two days following the boycott of the swearing-in ceremony of three constitutional judges by the Prime Minister, the President of the Senate and the President of the National Assembly, all three members of the FCC of Joseph Kabila. 

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with our correspondents in Kinshasa,

In the DRC, political tension remains high around the swearing-in, Wednesday, October 21, of the 3 judges appointed to the Constitutional Council by President Tshisekedi.

The political platform of his predecessor accuses the head of state of having violated the Constitution by appointing these judges.

The FCC summoned the press yesterday Thursday in Kinshasa to denounce a " 

 " and ensure that it will oppose any initiative aimed at destabilizing the institutions and continuing its struggle for the restoration of democracy.

... having freely opted for a coalition in the interest of the country, when it could have chosen a cohabitation, the FCC says it is ready to assume its responsibilities with regard to the confidence that the sovereign people have invested in him, him granting the majority to the National Assembly ...

Listen to Didace Pembe, rapporteur of the Conference of Presidents of the Political Family of Joseph Kabila, at the microphone of Kamanda wa Kamanda Muzembe:

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: the new constitutional judges take an oath in full division of the FCC and Cach

Strong tensions between the Prime Minister and President Tshisekedi 

According to sources in the Presidency of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi is particularly angry with his Prime Minister.

He considers that he is very attentive to the slogans launched by Joseph Kabila's FCC.

And this, says an adviser to the presidency of the Republic, weakens the cohesion of the national executive.

A few hours before the communication this Friday, some in the entourage of Felix Tshisekedi, ask the Prime Minister to draw the consequences of his position and to submit his resignation and that of his government.

Others go further and push the Head of State to dissolve the National Assembly.

False, retort those close to Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba, who they say is rather consistent in his positions.

"For several weeks, the Prime Minister has been trying to defuse the bomb by notifying the Head of State of legality problems in his latest ordinances," explains an adviser to Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba.

This Wednesday, the Head of State and the Prime Minister received, each in turn, a few diplomats.

According to various sources, the message was rather one of appeasement.

On the side of the Presidency of the Republic, some advisers report that despite the development of events in recent days, Félix Tshisekedi is not yet ready to break with his ally Joseph Kabila and that he would still give dialogue a chance. .

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