The end of the FCC-CACH alliance: a disappointment for Félix Tshisekedi
The tumultuous relationship between former President Joseph Kabila’s Front Commun pour le Congo (FCC) and Cap pour leChange (CACH) formed by current President Félix Tshisekedi has finally come to an end. This alliance, which had been formed in the hope of ensuring a democratic transition in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), unfortunately did not survive the storms of power management.
In a recent interview broadcast on national television, Felix Tshisekedi expressed his regrets about the end of the FCC-CACH coalition. He had invested a lot of effort in this alliance, hoping that Joseph Kabila’s political friends would understand the importance of peaceful change within the country. Unfortunately, they clung to power, believing that it was reserved for them and should not escape them.
Felix Tshisekedi regretted this situation, because he thought that the FCC-CACH alliance represented a great experience for the country, marking the first political alternation. He hoped that Joseph Kabila could continue to live quietly as the former head of state, while he worked to take care of the concerns of his fellow citizens as the new president. However, things did not go as planned.
Tensions between the FCC and CACH quickly escalated, and the controversial appointment of Constitutional Court justices was the straw that broke the camel’s back. On October 23, 2020, Felix Tshisekedi decided to disavow the FCC-CACH coalition and form a new parliamentary majority under the banner of the Sacred Union of the Nation.
Although he expresses his regrets about the end of this alliance, Felix Tshisekedi remains determined to pursue his vision of change for the country. He is counting on the new parliamentary majority of the Sacred Union to help him carry out his plans to transform the DRC.
The end of the FCC-CACH alliance therefore marks a turning point in Congolese politics and opens the way to new challenges and opportunities. Only the future will tell how this transition will unfold and what the results of this new political configuration in the DRC will be