The parties of the DRC's new president, Felix Tshisekedi, and his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, have urged the two leaders to form a coalition government after weeks of failed talks.
The parties of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s new president, Felix Tshisekedi, and his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, on Wednesday urged the two leaders to form a coalition government after weeks of failed talks.
He has not been able to push through his choice for prime minister as Kabila’s Common Front for Congo wields a huge majority in the National Assembly, which also held elections on December 30. In a joint statement on Wednesday, the two parties recognised the parliamentary make-up but said they had a “common will to govern together as part of a coalition government”.
The official presidential runner-up, Martin Fayulu, said on Wednesday he would refuse to take his seat as an MP, describing the role as inappropriate for someone who considered himself to be the country’s “elected president”.
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