Thousands of supporters of President Felix Tshisekedi marched yesterday under calls from the Presidential Party, UDPS … They were joined by AFDC members of former Minister Modeste Bahati Lukwebo from the leaders of the FCC by Joseph Kabila, progressives by Senate Vice President Samy Badibanga and activists for opponent Franck Diongo. Together they went from the Limete exchange, the UDPS fortress, to the Boulevard Triomphal and even to the Palace of the People.
With our special correspondent in Kinshasa, Sonia Rolley
Festive atmosphere in Kinshasa. The protesters cheered on the police with a clear message: “Mr. Kabila, it’s over for him. We do not want Kabila for this country. ”
In the midst of the crowd, by the leader of the procession, UDPS Secretary General Augustin Kabuya: “I initiated an appeal so that the Congolese people can show and prove to the world that they are behind the consultations that have begun. of His Excellency, the President of the Republic, Félix Thsisekedi. That’s why you see this enthusiasm. ”
The police do not intervene when protesters begin to pass in front of the People’s Palace, seat of the two churches so far officially dominated by the coalition of former president Joseph Kabila. They will soon be joined by UDPS President Jean-Marc Kabund, who speaks at the end and asks the audience if they want the coalition to continue. Activists boo.
Jean-Marc Kabund’s most acclaimed proposal: to rename the esplanade on the Boulevard Triomphal, the arrival point of the event, to “place Étienne Tshisekedi”, named after the party’s founder.
After the protest, the president of the UDPS tweeted that the resolution was still an irrevocable alternative if the lines did not move.
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