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Congo Parliament ousts speaker, confirming shift in power balance

Congo Parliament ousts speaker, confirming shift in power balance

STANIS BUJAKERA THE Democratic Republic of Congo's lower house of Parliament has voted to remove its speaker, handing President Felix Tshisekedi a major victory in a power struggle with his predecessor and coalition partner Joseph Kabila. The vote was a show of strength by Tshisekedi's allies, who might have enough support to form a new majority in Parliament and bring down the prime minister's government, which is dominated by Kabila loyalists. The National Assembly voted by 281 to 200 to impeach speaker Jeanine Mabunda, a close Kabila ally, accusing her of "conflictual and partisan" leadership and not being transparent about…
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