In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while the UDPS [Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social] marched organized the former Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito with his movement “New driving force” by Lamuka, his own consultations called “vertical” on November 14.
Like Martin Fayulu, but unlike Moïse Katumbi and Jean-Pierre Bemba, also a member of the coalition, Adolphe Muzito did not meet with President Félix Tshisekedi, whose legitimacy he still refuses to acknowledge. He assures that he was not invited by the head of state, and that the most important thing for him is the establishment of a “neutral” framework for discussing reforms leading to early elections in the country.
“We do not have the same analysis, the same diagnosis of the crisis or the same therapy,” he said at the RFI microphone. The country’s problem is a problem of legitimacy. The institutions and their leaders are illegal. One cannot solve the problems of illegitimacy of the one who created it. For us, he is a stakeholder in the crisis. Therefore, the solution with him must be done in a neutral framework by going against the election “.
“But we want to agree on the institutional reforms before these elections,” adds Adolphe Muzito. So we ask that we set up a common structure where we discuss in a consensual way to make reforms related to Ceni. [Commission électorale], in relation to the Constitutional Court, in connection with the Electoral Act so that on this basis we can go to the elections we want to anticipate. But in practice we will see if the reforms can take much longer. We need funds to organize the election. This is what will determine the date ”.
Constitutionally compliant consultation for CCU
For his part, Lambert Mende Omalanga, a former spokesman for the Kabila regime, believes that consultations with President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi are in line with the Constitution. The president of the United Congolesese Convention (CCU) political party addressed his supporters on November 14. It recognizes the Republic’s right to consult citizens.
The problem for the FCC [Front commun pour le Congo], explains Lambert Mende, has never been to challenge the main Congolese reader his right or his duty to take action in the role of symbol of national unity and judge of the regular function of power, institutions and continuity of the state recognized by Article 69 of the Constitution .
“We are quite concerned that we were not informed when we are the parliamentary majority, in coalition with the President of the Republic,” said Lambert Mende Omalanga. We were not informed of the intentions or of this great initiative taken by the President to whom we owe, in our capacity as the parliamentary majority from which the government came, the responsibility to consult us to define the nation’s policies as provided for in Article 91 of the Constitution. After all, we also had the right to the majority of Parliament to assess our own progress since we took the Prime Minister and Parliament since the end of the elections in December 2018. ”
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