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The uneasy partnership has been strained this year, stalling Tshisekedi’s priorities of addressing endemic insecurity in the mineral-rich east of the country and reforming the judiciary.
Tshisekedi said in a speech on Sunday that he would call new parliamentary elections if he failed to convince enough lawmakers to join his coalition.
Kabila’s Common Front for Congo (FCC) alliance responded on Monday and his representative Nehemie Mwilanya told reporters that Tshisekedi’s actions “violate the constitution and serve as a pretext to liquidate the institutions established by the elections.”
Police used tear gas to break up fights between rival groups of supporters gathered outside the parliament, while inside, pro-Tshisekedi lawmakers overturned furniture to protest the assembly’s pro-Kabila leadership.
There were no immediate comments from authorities on possible victims.
Kabila, who served 18 years as president, has maintained great influence in state institutions before a possible candidacy in the 2023 elections.
But Tshisekedi has made progress on that, including forcing the nominations of three new judges to be approved to the nation’s highest court over objections from the FCC.
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