DR Congo’s President Tshisekedi Sworn in for Second Term

January 20, 2024 Hour: 1:00 pm

Felix Tshisekedi, the current president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sworn in for a second term for a second five-year term this Saturday amid disputes and opposition candidates and their supporters questioned the validity of the election, which was mired in logistical problems.

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“I am taking back the baton of command that you entrusted to me. We want a more united, stronger and prosperous Congo,” Tshikedi said during his inauguration ceremony attended by several heads of state in the capital Kinshasa.

ex-#Kenyan VP & Foreign Minister, @skmusyoka, during the inauguration ceremony of #Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi in #Kinshasa.

Kalonzo played a pivotal role in attempting to mediate talks between President Tshisekedi and his predecessor, Joseph Kabila https://t.co/Ie0JlbYzQq

— Mwangi (@MwangiMaina_)
January 20, 2024

Tshisekedi won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, according to the election commission, despite opposition candidates and their supporters questioned the validity of the election, which was mired in logistical problems.

Earlier this month Congo’s constitutional court rejected a petition by an opposition candidate to annul the election, and ruled that malpractice allegations were unfounded and that Tshisekedi secured “a majority of votes cast.”

Felix Tshisekedi promised to unite the Central African country during his second five-year term and to protect lives in the conflict-hit eastern region.