“The electoral race in the DRC under tension: the opposition demands a consensual CENI”

The electoral race in the Democratic Republic of Congo is already under high tension, six months before the calling of general elections scheduled for December 2023. The Common Front for Congo (FCC), the political clan of Joseph Kabila, by its national deputies from l The opposition once again highlighted the importance of the consensual Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). Participation in the elections is thus conditioned by the creation of a CENI representative of all the political components.

The FCC denounces the Constitutional Court which, according to it, is not independent, with members whose appointment does not respect the laws in force. The opposition also rejects the electoral law considered to be non-transparent and egalitarian for all competitors.

The criticisms of this election are that the registration of voters, which leads to a law for the distribution of seats in the National Assembly, was fraudulent, despite the planned external audit. The FCC also denounces the illegality of the enrollment of minors and certain duplications, as well as the mediocre quality of the voters’ cards, which risk making the ballot unreliable.

On the whole, the rewriting of the article aims to give more clarity and readability to the reader, while remaining in the news of the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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