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Significance
Over those two months, he had to untangle a complex political puzzle to construct a team that would not only be acceptable to the 24 different parties within President Felix Tshisekedi's new ‘Sacred Union’ bloc, but also to meet various criteria of balance and representativeness.
Impacts
Tshisekedi may try to compensate those disappointed by their lack of a role within the new cabinet, rather than adjust portfolios.
There is always a risk that actors who feel disenfranchised politically may try to assert their relevance in the security sphere.
The passage of much-needed reforms to the electoral commission could provide an early test of unity within government.
Keywords:
Congo-Kinshasa,
AF,
politics,
social,
corruption,
government,
opposition,
party,
poverty,
reform,
security,
talks
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