
Outgoing Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila (L) embraces newly inaugurated President Felix Tshisekedi on Jan. 24, 2019, in Kinshasa.
President Felix Tshisekedi's decision to form a new coalition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ends a 20-month+ fragile coalition with former President Joseph Kabila, promising more political unrest and uncertainty that could lead to early legislative elections. Tshisekedi's Dec. 6 announcement comes after three weeks of political consultations in November with opposition leaders on building a new coalition government. Tshisekedi said he would appoint someone to lead the process of forming a new coalition as early as this week, a step that would trigger a process of up to 60 days of seeking a new majority in the National Assembly.