In the Congo should be selected due to obstacles in the preparations for the election seven days later. A ridiculously short delay for all the problems of the country, Dirce Köpp.
Joseph Kabila (file photo) is still the President of the democratic Republic of the Congo – illegally, say many of the Congo
Now, the Congolese electoral Commission, CENI has lost even the last bit of confidence: Four days before the for the 23. December deadline you has the presidential, parliamentary and regional elections be postponed. For the third Time. Actually, as early as 2016, would have to be a new President elected. But the government and the only named independent election Commission, and found new reasons to make the choice not take place. So, a delay of seven days. A ridiculous short period of time. And yet the Opposition and civil society on the boil with fury.
This time the head of the electoral Commission, Corneille Nangaa, as the reason the fire that broke out a few days ago (15.12.2018) in one of the Central camp of the CENI. The burnt Material, including 8000 voting machines that had not yet been fully replaced. On the day of the fire Nangaa had assured, however, that the fire will not stop the electoral process. Today he assured that the election would be moved to seven days. Just moved, not stopped. Such a word it, make it improbable klaubereien.
Dirce Köpp the head of the Department of French for Africa
Admittedly, sitting the strategists of the election Commission in the terminal: Move the election of more than seven days, you risk a rebellion. The people did not forget the two previous electoral shifts, and even less forgiven. It has the nose fully. “Glissement” call the democratic Republic of the Congo, the glide of President Joseph Kabila from his past tenure in the current Regime. Actually, Kabila would have had to be in office exactly two years ago (20.12.2016): at the Time, his second and last mandate had expired. Since then, he has ruled the country in the eyes of most Congolese illegal.
A number of obstacles in the preparations for the election
Kabila and his government have forbidden any aid from the outside, with harsh words: no money, no support in terms of logistics, not observers. In short: no interference! Preparations for the elections, run according to poor, there is a gap between the financial gaps, the Material was delivered too late or missing.
In the seven days ‘ respite, maybe – just maybe – all of the missing ballot papers arrived where you’re going. In the same seven days, but neither the Ebola outbreak will be ended in the Eastern Congo, will disappear the militias sow fear and Terror. If you meant it seriously, would have the election Commission CENI, the choice to at least a few months (not days!) need to move. However, this may not allow you because of the two first-choice shifts. Pushes you now, bit by bit. Unfortunately, the is read for the the Congo, however, not more digestible.
Maybe the election next week will be held. The outer circumstances have not changed then, and the elections are likely to be of violence overshadowed Because how are you supposed to leave in a country, whose East is being terrorized for decades by militias, and in which there are countless regions in which more violence than democracy, free and fair select ()? It takes more than seven ridiculous days of deferment. But President Kabila has during his term of office, to solve the conflicts for 17 years. This may change the election Commission in seven days.