Marie Josée IFOKU, President of the Alliance of Elites for a New Congo (AENC), has submitted her candidacy to the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) to run in the presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She thus becomes the first female candidate to enter the race for the supreme office.
When submitting her candidacy, Marie Josée IFOKU presented her political vision based on the concept of “kombolization”, which advocates the cleansing of anti-values and bad practices. According to her, it is time for the Congolese people to choose a vision rather than a person, and her vision of kombolization aims to break with the system of predation that has plagued the country since its independence.
The candidate stressed that the notion of rupture, often mentioned by previous candidates, is closely linked to the independence of the Congo, marked by a system of predation perpetrated by the country’s leaders. She wishes to break with this system by implementing her vision of kombolization, which will be developed in five points later.
Marie Josée IFOKU also expressed her confidence in the CENI, stressing that she wants good elections and an end to the crisis of legitimacy which marred previous electoral cycles. She offered her support to the President of the CENI, Denis KADIMA KAZADI, in his efforts to ensure transparent elections by making her symbolic “ballet” available to him.
This candidacy marks a turning point in the race for the presidency in the DRC, with the participation of a woman who defends a vision of change and a break with the current political system. The coming months will be decisive in judging the reception of this candidacy among the Congolese population and other political actors.
In Conclusion, Marie Josée IFOKU, President of the Alliance of Elites for a New Congo (AENC), filed her candidacy for the presidential election in the DRC, thus becoming the first woman to enter the race for the supreme office. Its political vision based on kombolization, which promotes the cleansing of anti-values, marks a desire to break with the system of predation in force since the country’s independence. The coming months will be crucial to assess the impact of this candidacy and determine whether it will succeed in convincing Congolese voters.