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| DRC: Ally of President Tshisekedi elected head of parliament |
| 2024-05-24 |
| [AFRICANEWS] The ally President Felix Tshisekedi returns to a role he has led before. Vital Kamerhe, speaker of the national assembly from 2006-2009, was elected Wednesday to the same position, ending months of bickering and a threat by the President to dissolve parliament. A veteran of Congolese politics, the 65-year-old became allies with Tshisekedi in 2018, when he withdrew his candidacy for president. His Union for the Congolese Nation party also played a key role in helping Tshisekedi in dismantle a coalition with his predecessor Joseph Kabila in 2020. But Kamerhe who served as Tshisekedi's chief of staff was soon arrested and sentenced to 20 years in jail for embezzlement. In 2022, he was acquitted on appeal and released. In 2023, Kamerhe returned to Tshisekedi's cabinet as minister of the economy just in time for the election in which Tshisekedi won a second term as president. His election as speaker of parliament paves way for the formation of a new government. Related: Felix Tshisekedi 05/21/2024 American detained in failed Congo coup is former DC drug dealer and married father-of-three... Felix Tshisekedi 05/20/2024 Christian Malanga, Exiled Politician And DR Congo Coup Leader Killed By Armed Forces Felix Tshisekedi 05/14/2024 Rwanda denies involvement in grenade attack blamed on Burundi rebels Related: Vital Kamerhe 05/20/2024 Christian Malanga, Exiled Politician And DR Congo Coup Leader Killed By Armed Forces Vital Kamerhe 01/01/2019 DR Congo's ruling coalition, opposition both claim to win chaotic election Vital Kamerhe 01/22/2008 Congo government, rebels to sign ceasefire Tuesday Related: Joseph Kabila 05/21/2024 American detained in failed Congo coup is former DC drug dealer and married father-of-three... Joseph Kabila 02/23/2024 DR Congo government dissolved after prime minister resigns Joseph Kabila 12/16/2023 DRC: Corneille Nangaa joins forces with M23 to create political platform |
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