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After the withdrawal of one of them on Sunday, 25 candidates, including the outgoing president, are in the running for the presidential election scheduled for December 20 in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the same time as legislative, provincial, and municipal elections.
Former Prime Minister (2012-16) of the Democratic Republic of Congo Augustin Matata Ponyo, one of the opposition candidates in the December 20 presidential election, announced his withdrawal in favour of Moïse Katumbi.
This announcement came as a sequel to the discussions held from November 13 to 17 in South Africa between the emissaries of five opposition candidates, including MM. Matata and Katumbi, former governor of the mining province of Katanga.
During the consultations, the delegates of four of them, according to the organizing NGOs, defined criteria for identifying the ideal common candidate, likely to give the opposition the best chance against the outgoing president, Félix Tshisekedi, in power since January 2019 and candidate for a second five-year term.
The other two candidates concerned are Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege and MP Delly Sesanga. The camp that did not adhere to this project is that of Martin Fayulu, an unsuccessful candidate in the 2018 elections. In total, 26 candidates were registered for the presidential election, a single-round election coupled with legislative, provincial, and municipal elections.
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After the withdrawal of one of them on Sunday, 25 candidates, including the outgoing president, are in the running for the presidential election scheduled for December 20 in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the same time as legislative, provincial and municipal elections.
