the forum on the new constitution under criticism by critics before its opening

Work on the second inclusive national forum responsible for evaluating the new constitution, which has been in place since 2018, opens on 29 October. Over the course of three days, participants will evaluate the basic text that sanctifies, among other things, the abolition of the post of Prime Minister and the introduction of a Confession of Confession. These decisions are contested by a large section of the political class who do not agree on the need or not to attend the meeting.

as reported from Ndjamena,Madjiasra Nako

No less than 600 participants are expected on this forum against 900 in the previous edition, blamed on Covid-19, the organizers explain.

This argument does not convince any opponent, in particular the spokesman for the Convention on Rebel Parties (CPI), Maître Théophile Bongoro, who will not attend the forum. He believes that the head of state could have drawn the consequences of a large part of the opposition not participating in the previous forum. “The president would have been moved, he would have expanded to say, ‘it’s my fault, I would have wanted to draw the front to myself, but to learn the lessons of this blatant failure, I would like everyone to go there. this time ci, “he says. It was not the case, but it is really to our dismay.”

The opposition does not speak with one voice

The leader of the democratic opposition, Romadoumngar Félix Nialbé, also has no illusions about the legitimacy and representativeness of the forum, but he intends to participate in it of political duty to demand changes, including “restoring the Prime Minister’s office, restoring the secular character of the state by removing the denominational oath, restoring the age of presidential candidacy to 35 years to avoid the exclusion of a majority of the population to this high office in the Republic ”.

During this time, counter-forums and meetings are organized to assess the new constitution. But opponents of Marshal Idriss Déby still cannot speak with one voice.

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