DRC: Tshisekedi continues consultations under pressure from civil society
Félix Tshisekedi.
The Congolese president is still exploring his options, it is still said in his entourage.
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Continuing his consultations to seek a new majority and get rid of the influence of his predecessor Joseph Kabila, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi received, Wednesday, November 4, Jean-Pierre Bemba, president of the MLC.
As the negotiations come to day four, civil society demands that they not be just sharing the pie.
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Then he left the Palais de la Nation after a long meeting with the Congolese head of state,
Jean-Pierre Bemba, President of the Congo Liberation Movement (MLC)
was in a hurry and avoided pronouncing: "
Everything's 'went well, but I have no statement to make.
I have to get on the plane now.
I support, in any case, any dialogue between the Congolese
”.
Jean-Pierre Bemba is the first political party leader to be received by President Félix Tshisekedi.
According to those close to him, he has come to listen and will not make a hasty decision… not before his former opposition colleague, Félix Tshisekedi, has communicated his conclusions
after consultations
.
The Congolese president is still exploring his options
, it is still said in the entourage of the one known as the "
chairman
".
His MLC party and its allies have 28 deputies.
Or members of Parliament that the Head of State might need, if he seeks to shake off the hold of his predecessor and form a new majority.
No simple sharing of positions between parties, asks civil society
For Congolese civil society, the politicization of certain institutions is at the origin of the current crisis.
"
The reason why the country is in this situation today, it must be said, is the electoral chaos of 2018
," says Floribert Anzuluni, of the citizen movement Filimbi ("
whistle
", in Swahili)
.
We must depoliticize the electoral center, the judiciary and all the public functions which are not intended to be politicized.
"
“
Depoliticize
” is also the watchword of unions, professional organizations and associations, such as women's associations.
"To
avoid that we can politicize the territorial, diplomacy, and the judiciary
, asks Rose Mutombo Kiese of the Permanent Framework of Consultation of Congolese Women (Cafco)
.
It is high time that people work for the service of the nation, instead of working for political parties
”.
"
Privilege competence instead of political patronage
"
The coalitions of Félix Tshisekedi and Joseph Kabila admitted that they did not agree on
the composition of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Céni)
, of the Constitutional Court, but also on the designation of the territorial or public representatives. .
"
We asked the Head of State to ensure that there is no politicization of public enterprises, that we can privilege competence instead of activism or political patronage
", summarized Patrick Ngulu of the National association of public establishments and portfolio companies (Anep).
It remains to be seen whether this message will be heard, when it is the political actors who are also called upon to agree to resolve the crisis.
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