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Press Review of 22 November 2005
The ongoing electoral process is the dominant issue in today's local press.
In anticipation of the constitutional referendum scheduled for next 18 December, 'a European Union Observers mission arrived in Kinshasa last Thursday,' reports L'Avenir. The mission's objective is 'to make an impartial and exhaustive assessment of the referendum process with a view to identifying the possible amendments to make in form of recommendations to the Congolese officials and the International Community,' says L'Avenir. The mission is an indication that 'European Union is showing a great deal of interest in the DRC which is forging its future,' says L'Observateur.
It is now Congolese people's responsibility to either 'accept or reject the constitution,' notes L'Observateur, echoing the British ambassador to the DRC, Andy Sparkes. They shall above all, use all possible means to make 'the elections transparent so as to avoid protests or chaos,' warns Le Phare, recalling, 'the transition is due to end on 30 June 2006.' In any case, 'the International Community will not accept to prolong the transition indefinitely. Its top priority for the moment is to bring the transition to fruition in the best interest of the Congolese people,' adds Le Potentiel, echoing the German ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo. If this fails to happen, 'DRC will definitely be balkanized [since] each [province] will seek to become independent. This will throw us back to the time preceding the Sun City agreement,' [statement by German Ambassador] predicts Le Potentiel.
At the National Assembly, MPs have not started reviewing the draft electoral law yet. In all likelihood, 'the electoral law will not be reviewed until the constitution is adopted during the referendum,' believes L'Avenir. This is due to the fact that 'the electoral law submitted to the National Assembly is not based on the transition's constitution, and the draft constitution of the 3rd Republic has not been approved by the Congolese people yet,' explains L'Avenir. Be that as it may, 'the Congolese people [as far as concerned] is once again insistent that the electoral law should not be tailored in favor of the former belligerent movements now turned into components and entities or yet political bourgeoisie ('). [They need] laws that will favor the emergence of a new generation of politicians to serve as the mainspring for the major changes to be made after the elections,' reports La Tempête des Tropiques.
In other news, 'the murderers of journalist Franck Ngyke and his wife were indeed presented to the press,' says L'Avenir. Among the presumed murderers are 'three non-commissioned officers of the Congolese armed forces including one civilian who purchased from the gangsters Franck Ngyke's mobile phone' further says La Référence Plus. After their arrest, 'they must face a fair trial not only to identify the mastermind of the crimes, but also to find out the motive for the crime,' says Le Palmarès.
It is now Congolese people's responsibility to either 'accept or reject the constitution,' notes L'Observateur, echoing the British ambassador to the DRC, Andy Sparkes. They shall above all, use all possible means to make 'the elections transparent so as to avoid protests or chaos,' warns Le Phare, recalling, 'the transition is due to end on 30 June 2006.' In any case, 'the International Community will not accept to prolong the transition indefinitely. Its top priority for the moment is to bring the transition to fruition in the best interest of the Congolese people,' adds Le Potentiel, echoing the German ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo. If this fails to happen, 'DRC will definitely be balkanized [since] each [province] will seek to become independent. This will throw us back to the time preceding the Sun City agreement,' [statement by German Ambassador] predicts Le Potentiel.
At the National Assembly, MPs have not started reviewing the draft electoral law yet. In all likelihood, 'the electoral law will not be reviewed until the constitution is adopted during the referendum,' believes L'Avenir. This is due to the fact that 'the electoral law submitted to the National Assembly is not based on the transition's constitution, and the draft constitution of the 3rd Republic has not been approved by the Congolese people yet,' explains L'Avenir. Be that as it may, 'the Congolese people [as far as concerned] is once again insistent that the electoral law should not be tailored in favor of the former belligerent movements now turned into components and entities or yet political bourgeoisie ('). [They need] laws that will favor the emergence of a new generation of politicians to serve as the mainspring for the major changes to be made after the elections,' reports La Tempête des Tropiques.
In other news, 'the murderers of journalist Franck Ngyke and his wife were indeed presented to the press,' says L'Avenir. Among the presumed murderers are 'three non-commissioned officers of the Congolese armed forces including one civilian who purchased from the gangsters Franck Ngyke's mobile phone' further says La Référence Plus. After their arrest, 'they must face a fair trial not only to identify the mastermind of the crimes, but also to find out the motive for the crime,' says Le Palmarès.
