Central African Republic: opening of political dialogue without the opposition
President Touadéra chaired the opening ceremony of the republican dialogue this Monday, March 21, 2022 in Bangui.
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In the Central African Republic, the republican dialogue opened on Monday morning, promised for a long time by President Touadéra, but which is finally taking place without the main political opponents.
The latter have in a declaration, this Sunday, March 20, 2022, announced their withdrawal affirming that their demands, namely the inclusion of armed groups and the inclusion on the agenda of the post-electoral crisis, did not have been satisfied.
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With our Bangui correspondent
,
Carol Valade
It is
without the tenors of the opposition
that the dialogue began this Monday morning in the hemicycle of the National Assembly.
Several hundred people were present: members of the government, deputies, diplomats... There were also former presidents Michel Djotodia and Catherine Samba-Panza, the former warlord Abdoulaye Hissène.
The chairman of the preparatory committee, Minister of State Obed Namsio, said he regretted the absence of the opposition.
Apart from two representatives in the presidium and despite the “
outstretched hand of the Head of State
”.
“
The door is always open
,” he said.
"
This is not one dialogue too many, but one more chance for peace
," said President Touadera.
Before giving, with a bell, the starting signal for three days of work in committee then three days of debates.
The topics covered will be very broad.
The objective of the organizers is to put an end to the crisis and to restore peace, without however specifying by which concrete measures, hoping that a solution will arise from the discussions.
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Faustin-Archange Touadera
Central African Republic