Democratic Republic of the Congo: policy continuity with or without a government of national unity

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s independent electoral commission set a revised date of January 22 for the inauguration of the country’s next president. The rescheduled date complies with and allows for a seven-day deadline for Congo’s Constitutional Court to rule on final results of the country’s disputed presidential election held December 30. Congo political parties and observers continue to prioritize legal means to address the outcome of the presidential election. The provisionally-elected president, Félix Tshisekedi of the opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), is liaising with the outgoing government of President Joseph Kabila to convey mutual confidence …

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