ByWambuiWaweru
Kinshasa—FelixTshisekedi,presidentoftheDRCongo,isinfullcontrolofanewgovernmentunveiledMondayfollowingafour-monthpowerstrugglewithhispredecessorJosephKabila,anofficialannouncementindicated.
ThepresidenthadinFebruarynamedtheheadofstate-ownedmininggiantGecamines,Jean-MichelSamaLukondeKyenge,asprimeministertosucceedSylvestreIlungaIlunkamba,whowasforcedoutafteracoalitionbetweensupportersofTshisekediandformerpresidentJosephKabilabrokedown.
Thenewgovernmentdubbedthe"SacredUnionoftheNation"counts57membersincluding14women,accordingtoapresidentialdecreereadoutoverstatebroadcasterRTNCbythepresidentialspokesman,KasongoMwema.
PrimeMinisterSamaLukondesaidthenewteamsprioritieswouldincludesecurity,infrastructureandelectoralreforminthepoorbutresource-richcountry.
"Thesizeofthegovernmenthasbeenreduced,womensandyoungpeoplesparticipationhasbeentakenintoaccount.Principlesofrepresentationandinclusivityhavebeenupheld,"headded.
Figuresfromtheanti-Kabilaoppositionhavebeennamedtokeyposts,includingenvironmentministeranddeputyprimeministerEveBazaibaoftheMovementfortheLiberationoftheCongo(MLC).
ThenewforeignministerisChristopheLutundula,closetoMoiseKatumbi,aformergovernorofKatangaprovincewhohimselfattemptedtochallengeKabilainaelection.
DRCongosleadershipcrisisarosefromelectionsinDecemberthatyearthatledtothefirstpeacefultransitionofpowerintheformerBelgiancolonyshistory.
Tshisekedi,thesonofaveteranoppositionleader,wasdeclaredthewinnerbutwasforcedintoagoverningcoalitionwithKabilasupporterswhoatthetimewieldedahugemajorityinparliament.
TensionsboiledoverlastyearwhenTshisekedideclaredthatpower-sharingwasblockinghisagendaforreform,vowingtoseekanewmajorityinparliament.
Inaseriesofmoves,hewonovermanyKabilalegislators,gainingtheperceivedsupportofalmostoutofmembersoftheNationalAssembly.
ThenewmajorityenabledhimtoforceoutIlungaaswellasthepro-Kabilaspeakersofbothhousesofparliament.
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