The International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) expressed its concern over the delay in the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In its conclusions on the assessment of the electoral process in the DRC, the OIF indicates that the stakes are high since Kinshasa must organize the presidential, legislative and provincial elections by the end of the year. However, it said, though voters registration has begun well, there are still many delays.
In order to remedy this situation, the OIF is calling for enrollment to be extended to the entire Congolese territory and for an early publication of an electoral calendar.
« First emergency: extend the enlistment of voters to Grand Kasai. This region of the center of the country has been shaken by violence for a year, causing the voter registration process to be suspended. For experts of the Francophonie, disregarding Kasaï, which accounts for nearly 8% of the population of voters, is to take the risk of non-inclusive elections, threatening to delay the elaboration of the electoral calendar, Indicates the OIF.
Another problem is that the International Organization of la Francophonie has pinpointed the delays in the adoption of laws necessary for the organization of elections: the law on the distribution of seats for legislative elections, for example, has not yet been adopted; Idem for the one that has to create the National Monitoring Committee of the Agreement and therefore of the elections. A legislative delay that slows down everything else