Opposition political parties from the Democratic Republic of Congo are set to name a joint presidential candidate for this year’s presidential elections.
Seven of the opposition parties after meeting in South Africa, agreed to name the said candidate by November 15.
Observers say it will be significant if the opposition parties stick to the deal.
Key opposition figures like Jean Pierre Bemba and Moise Katumbi have been prevented from running.
The DR Congo will be going to the polls in December without incumbent President, Joseph Kabila whose tenure has already ended.
Kabila’s ruling party named former Interior Minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary as its candidate for the polls.
President Kabila’s second term officially ended in 2016 but he refused to stepdown sparking violence and delayed elections.
Kabila’s inability to run again could ease tension a little in the Central African country. Joseph Kabila took over as president from his father Laurent who was assassinated in 2001.
Source: Africafeeds.com
