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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission (Céni) has declared the 24 candidates registered for the 20 December presidential election. This list is published by the Constitutional Court. The definitive list of candidates will be published on November 18. The electoral campaign will officially begin only on 19th November, although it began de facto several weeks ago.
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission (Céni) has declared the 24 candidates registered for the 20 December presidential election. This list is published by the Constitutional Court. The definitive list of candidates will be published on November 18. The electoral campaign will officially begin only on 19th November, although it began de facto several weeks ago.
Among the provisional candidacies received by the Céni include that of the incumbent president, Félix Tshisekedi. He has been in power since January 2019 and is running for a new five-year term. The opposition has lined up several heavyweights. They include Dr Denis Mukwege, winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for his work on behalf of women who have been raped; Moïse Katumbi, the wealthy businessman and former governor of Katanga (south-east); Martin Fayulu, the unsuccessful candidate in the 2018 presidential election, which he claims to have won. There is also MP Delly Sesanga and former prime ministers Adolphe Muzito and Augustin Matata Ponyo. The latter is facing prosecution for alleged misappropriation of public funds.
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The fragmented opposition goes in favor of the present incumbent. Whether they can bury their differences to come out with a single candidate to fight against Félix Tshisekedi will largely decide how the elections go, which will be held on 20th December. Of the 24 registered candidates, only one is a woman, Marie-Josée Ifoku Mputa. She was also a candidate in the December 2018 presidential election. The presidential election will be coupled with legislative, provincial, and communal elections, for which thousands of candidates have been registered.
