It is a special parliamentary session that opened on Monday, March 15, the first in the era of “The Holy Union”, the new parliamentary majority, which was constituted on the initiative of Head of State Felix Tshisekedi. It is also during this session that the new government will be invested after the appointment a month ago by Prime Minister Sama Lukonde.
as reported from Kinshasa, Patient Ligodi
Deputies will not be inactive regarding the matters that will be in the quarterly calendar. In his opening speech, Christophe Mboso, the new President of the National Assembly, presented the projects and the forthcoming reforms.
For Christophe Mboso, priority is thus given to the Electoral Act and the organic law on the organization and function of the polling station.
The constitution could also be affected, as certain reform options planned in an already introduced bill necessarily involve revision of certain constitutional provisions, he said.
The second important element is the examination of the General Report of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Céni). This document is already on the table at the National Assembly’s office.
This session will also look at the appointment of the leaders of the polling station. Christophe Mboso hopes that this time “the leaders of religious denominations will now go beyond their egos and manage to appoint their delegates as soon as possible,” he said.
The National Assembly is “fully mobilized to expedite the approval of all members once appointed, so that this obstacle to the continuation of the electoral process is irreparably removed,” he added.
For their part, religious denominations and other members of civil society prefer that the issue of electoral reform be emptied first before beginning the elections of the leaders of the Ceni.
In addition to election issues, government control and other issues need to be added.
Where is the government’s education?
One month after his appointment as Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde has still not announced his government. Yesterday, on the occasion of the parliamentary reopening, the President of the Senate even reminded how urgent this matter was given the challenges that await the new government team.
So where are we with the appointment of this government?
On the side of the ally Moïse Katumbi, things are not so clear. Some of his relatives claim that the latest list has not yet been sent to the Prime Minister; others even accuse the UDPS, the party of Felix Tshisekedi, of having directly investigated certain members of the Ensemble pour la République.
For his part, Jean-Pierre Bemba’s MLC expects five ministries, with Sama Lukonde only offering him two.
The idea of a 40-member government is difficult to achieve given each other’s desires and ambitions.
Where the struggle was most complex, it was within the UDPS. Félix Tshisekedi finally wanted to decide. He spoke last week with the general secretary of his party about this. In the end, at least eight portfolios are awarded directly to members of the Presidential Party. For his part, the president also wants to control the sovereign ministries, including defense, home affairs and finance.
The epilogue seems to be near. In the Presidency of the Prime Minister and the Republic, we are trying to calm the spirits and we are announcing the announcement of this government for this week.
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