On Friday night, October 23, the Congolese head of state condemned the blockade of institutions and the ruling coalition formed with his predecessor Joseph Kabila. To remedy this, he promised to organize consultations during the week to establish a national union. Since his speech, political groups and civil society organizations have continued internal discussions.
With our special correspondent in Kinshasa,Sonia Rolley
According to the Congolese head of state, the message is clear: no more questions about having two pilots on the plane. “Felix Tshisekedi is like a father, he does not want to exclude anyone,” adds the president’s close friend. But today, what he must do first and foremost is gather in particular, to find a majority in the National Assembly, a majority that allows it to apply its resolutions.
On the road to change, the Presidential Coalition has only 47 deputies out of a 500-member assembly. and some security officials who avoided the ceremony.
Today, Félix Tshisekedi can hope to gain, under certain conditions, the support of part of the opposition and certain FCC leaders.[Front commun pour le Congo] who have already begun a reconciliation. But that will not be enough. He will still have to convince another hundred deputies, debauched from the ranks of the FCC.
According to several testimonies from party leaders of the pro-Kabila coalition, there is dissatisfaction in it and the meetings are increasing. In the wake of Joseph Kabila, however, it is assured that no one will be tempted by a leader who has broken all the agreements he has signed, Geneva, Nairobi and the one who has signed with Joseph Kabila, assures one of them. . Sharp response from an adviser to President Tshisekedi: there are agreements that one could say it would be criminal not to end up condemning them.
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