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Breaking with predecessor, Congo’s Tshisekedi seeks new parliamentary base

Breaking with predecessor, Congo’s Tshisekedi seeks new parliamentary base

DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has asked a senator to work out if he can build up a new bloc of supporters in parliament that could help him force out a cabinet dominated by backers of his predecessor, Joseph Kabila. Tshisekedi moved last month to end an awkward power-sharing coalition he was forced into with Kabila, who stepped down in January 2019 after 18 years in office but whose allies still controlled majorities in parliament. Tshisekedi says divisions in the alliance have frustrated his efforts to address armed violence in the mineral-rich east, reform the judiciary and secure…
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DRC on brink of political crisis

DRC on brink of political crisis

STANIS BUJAKERA ALLIES of former Congolese leader Joseph Kabila have rejected President Felix Tshisekedi's move to end his governing coalition with them, setting up a stark test of Tshisekedi's political strength and sparking clashes in the capital. One day after announcing he planned to form a new majority coalition that would leave him free to sack his government, Tshisekedi asked for the resignation of Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga, who is a Kabila ally, a source at the presidency said. "He's not going to resign. We know that," the source said, adding that Tshisekedi would have to force Ilunga out by…
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