Highlights: DRC: Moïse Katumbi’s party wants to “lead a fighting republican opposition” Even if it continues to describe the elections of December 20 as chaotic, the opposition party Ensemble pour la République decides not to boycott the national, provincial and municipal Assemblies. “We own our voices. It is neither Mr. Tshisekedi, nor the CENI, nor anyone. We decided out of respect for our people to go to sit,” declared Hervé Diakese, spokesperson for the Congolese party.

DRC: Moïse Katumbi’s party wants to “lead a fighting republican opposition”

Even if it continues to describe the elections of December 20 as chaotic, the opposition party Ensemble pour la République, which came second in the presidential and legislative elections, decides not to boycott the national, provincial and municipal Assemblies. This is one of the resolutions taken this Tuesday, February 6 in Lubumbashi at the end of the two-day meeting which brought together elected officials and executives of Moïse Katumbi's party.

The party's spokesperson, Hervé Diakese, reads the final communiqué after two days of work in Lubumbashi. © RFI / Denise Maheho

By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in Lubumbashi

Denise Maheho

More than 50 executives, including elected officials from the

opposition party Ensemble pour la République

and its allies, had two days with Moïse Katumbi to exercise the option and ultimately decided not to boycott the Assemblies.

“

We own our voices. It is neither Mr. Tshisekedi, nor the CENI, nor anyone. We decided out of respect for our people to go to sit, but to lead a fighting republican opposition

,” declared Hervé Diakese, spokesperson for the

Congolese

party .

In the National Assembly, this opposition force has only 23 elected representatives out of 500 seats. But this is not a reason for discouragement, believes Daniel Safu, former elected official from Kinshasa: “

The opposition does not require quantity, but rather quality. The quality of the reflection, the quality of the argument, the quality of the very vision of the Congo

.”

Clotilde Mutita is elected from Lubumbashi. She is determined to make the voice of the opposition heard. “

We will not go for resistance, but to work. And I think we are going to try a little to be the voice of the voiceless

,” she assured.

Moïse Katumbi

's party

also says it is vigilant regarding the majority's attempts to modify the Constitution, particularly on the number of presidential mandates.

#DRC

Political declaration from February 5 to 6, 2024, in #Lubumbashi.

Bringing together all members of the steering committee, representatives of central bodies, national and provincial elected officials under the auspices of the national president of the party @moise_katumbi pic.twitter.com/0fZFuldq3h

DRC: Moïse Katumbi’s party wants to “lead a fighting republican opposition”

DRC: Moïse Katumbi’s party wants to “lead a fighting republican opposition”

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