The dispute continues in the DRC to protest against the electoral process of December 2023. The four opposition leaders, Delly Sesanga, Augustin Matata, Moïse Katumbi and Martin Fayulu signed a letter addressed to the governor of the city of Kinshasa for the holding of a popular meeting in Place Sainte Thérèse on June 17. This meeting should allow them to discuss with the population of Kinshasa on the important issues of the nation.
These leaders are diehards and persist in their claims which have still not been successful. They find that the electoral process is off to a bad start and consider that all the institutions in charge of organizing the elections and announcing the results, such as the CENI and the Constitutional Court, are politicized and managed by members of the same political family.
They believe that the situation could lead to planned electoral fraud, in particular after the voter identification and registration operation which took place in the most total opacity and whose data was used for the distribution of seats. without audit by a trusted third party.
This mobilization is a new episode after the peaceful march and the sit-in which ended in repression by the police. Despite the maneuvers in progress, the CENI of Kadima continues its work for the organization of the elections within the constitutional deadline.
In sum, the political situation in the DRC remains tense and the dispute could continue until the December 2023 elections. Observers hope that the stakeholders will succeed in finding common ground to preserve the peace and stability of the Congolese nation.