One year before the presidential election, the ruling party and its allies are organizing political meetings. While awaiting the session of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) in a few days, the Democratic Rally of Tshisekedists (RDT) opened its first congress on Thursday, December 15, with the aim of nominating President Félix Tshisekedi as the candidate for a second term.
With our correspondent in Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda-Muzembe
They were a few thousand supporters gathered Thursday in the large hall of the Aqua Splash complex on the first day of the congress of the Democratic Rally of Tshisekedists (RDT), appendix of the UDPS. Among them, executives from all the provinces. These meetings convened to prepare the December 2023 election first of all renewed Me Sylvain Mutombo, over forty, to the presidency of the RDT party.
Deputy André Mbata, First Vice-President of the National Assembly and representing the Head of State, asked the delegates to support the candidacy of Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo in order to assure him, he said, of a comfortable majority and that he continue the patriotic fight for the Congolese. ” It must be allowed to put in place its vision for an emerging Congo “, added for his part François Muamba Tshishimbi, former presidential candidate of 2011.
This Friday, the participants, including ministers and former companions Etienne Tshisekedi, will have to express themselves. But the tone is already set, the congress can only decide in the direction of the leaders of the party.
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