The political movement Réveil Populaire was launched on Sunday, June 11, 2023 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. This group is made up of several political parties and independent personalities who have united to better collaborate in the conquest of power. Headed by Claude Ibalanky Ekolomba, REPOP aims to be a new political offer of support for President Tshisekedi.
The objective of the movement is to constitute a political and societal force capable of allowing the group to obtain a pure and coherent majority during the various elections. The President of REPOP, Claude Ibalanky Ekolomba, specifies that his movement is determined to grant a second mandate to the President of the Republic, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo during the next presidential election.
The REPOP is made up of Cause Commune (CC), Alliance for a New Congo (APCN), Union populaire Républicaine (UPRe) and Les Congolais (LC), and counts among its members Claude Ibalanky Ekolomba, since May 2023, itinerant ambassador of the Chief of State. Prior to that, he served as Coordinator of the Addis Ababa Framework Agreement Monitoring Mechanism.
REPOP is part of a dynamic of change for better governance, poverty reduction and sustainable development in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The support of this movement to Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo will allow the latter to implement his program in the best conditions.
This political event is a significant step forward in the Congolese political landscape. Indeed, the appearance of a new political grouping, which moreover is in support of the President in place, could mark the beginning of a positive evolution of the political situation of the country.