Kinshasa, 22 July, 2020 / 9:30 pm (ACI Africa).
The leadership of Catholic Laity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has lauded President Félix Tshisekedi for not endorsing Ronsard Malonda as the head of the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) despite his endorsement by the law makers of the Central African nation
“The Lay Coordination Committee (LCC) has welcomed the President of the Republic's decision not to approve the candidate endorsed as head of CENI. This is a step in the right direction,” the leadership of LCC has been quoted as saying.
On July 19, members of LCC organized a peaceful march to protest the National Assembly’s endorsement of Mr. Malonda as the Chairman of CENI.
Speaking after the July 19 protest march, officials of LCC said, "Our main request today is to clearly express refusal and indignation to have the so-called 'new animators' of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) imposed, chosen from among those who bear the heavy responsibility for the failure of the fake elections of 2018".
Following President Tshisekedi’s decision to go against the country’s legislators, LCC members have encouraged “the head of State to continue listening to the legitimate aspirations of the people and, above all, to persevere in the same direction for all the other needs that justified our mobilization, as well as that of the other social and political forces of the nation.”
