In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ten days after the appointment of Judith Suminwa as Prime Minister, the country is still awaiting the formation of the new government resulting from the December elections, a mission that she is carrying out discreetly. The first woman in the country’s history at this level of responsibility has not yet had the transfer of power with her predecessor Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde.
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There Judith Tuluka Suminwa method seems to be discretion. There new Prime Minister has set up its offices at the Fleuve Congo hotel, in the heart of Gombe, a few steps from the main ministries and not very far from the presidency. According to sources, she consults, but nothing filters through. No statement to date on his future team.
This is a change in method compared to the leader of the presidential party and informant in the National Assembly. Augustin Kabuya communicated regularly throughout his mission which led to the appointment of Judith Suminwa.
From sources close to power, major political tendencies of the next government emerge. The Sacred Union of the Nation, the platform which brought President Félix Tshisekedi to power, certainly has a very large majority in the National Assembly, but it is made up of around ten allied parties which have expectations that it must be tempered.
Logically, around ten ministerial positions will go to the ruling UDPS party, the leading force. “ We will have the big share », confirms one of its executives. “ But let’s not forgetadds another close to power, that the president also has a quota of appointments », which can go to people outside the party. In previous governments, for example, the ministers Jean-Pierre Bemba, Vital Kamerhe, Christophe Lutundula were appointed within the framework of this quota. This further reduces the places for the rest of the coalition. Especially since, for several months, it has been repeated that the new team should be tighter than the previous one, 50 versus 57 positions.
“ In the end, it is the head of state who will decideassures a relative. This is why three candidates are proposed for each position. » Difficult to have a deadline: “ next week », suggests an optimist, “ not before the trip to Paris » at the end of April, contradicts another source.
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