On Thursday, August 13, facing escalating tensions with the Coalition Article 64 (C64), a significant opposition alliance formed in May by leading political factions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President Félix Tshisekedi requested that Parliament re-examine the proposed legislation outlining the procedures for a constitutional reform referendum.
The C64 coalition asserts that this legislative initiative, championed by the presidential party since 2024, is fundamentally designed to enable President Tshisekedi to pursue a third term in office, an action explicitly forbidden by the nation’s 2006 Constitution.
Just the day before, on Wednesday, August 12, in Kinshasa, Dieudonné Bolengetenge, the Secretary General of Moïse Katumbi’s Ensemble pour la République party and spokesperson for C64, had issued a stern warning. He indicated that the coalition would no longer entertain recommendations but would instead galvanize public mobilizations if the President failed to initiate a comprehensive national dialogue.
The coalition had set Saturday, August 15, as a deadline to assess any progress in political discussions with the President. They simultaneously urged the populace to prepare for widespread
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