DEMOCRATIC ROTATION, AN ALTERNATIVE TO POWER SHARING IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Cover Image

LA DEMOCRATIE ROTATIVE, UNE ALTERNATIVE AU POWER SHARING EN REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO
DEMOCRATIC ROTATION, AN ALTERNATIVE TO POWER SHARING IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Author(s): Christophe Zagabe Katambwe
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Developing nations, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: DRC; Mesoconflict; Political shift; Liberal democracy; Power sharing; Democratic rotation;

Summary/Abstract: In this article, we outline the history and evolution of the Congolese people from their origins to independance with the State preceding the Nation. Concerning democracy accession to legislative power after independance, there is in DRC a curious rotation of political transition beyond various regime changes and arrangements of Power sharing occurred between community groups. However, there were noises, quarrels and or violences between linguistic socio-anthropological actors on the legitimacy of power, access to the presidential chair, which gave rise to inter group conflicts till the country is divided into three community groups : the Luba community of Félix Tshisekedi from CACH-USNA at the center of power, the Swahili community of Joseph Kabila from AMP-FCC who genially handed over power but also on its periphery, and the Kongo-Ngala community of Martin Fayulu from LAMUKA to the outskirts. The concept « Majority » has cleverly been exploited by those in power in order to subjugate and or exclude their protagonists. In the context of this article, we finally propose the model of Rotary Democratic called « Inculturated Democracy » by Isidore Ndaywel in « Congolese historiography, an essay of achievement ». An alternative model to « Power sharing method » generally presented as democracy model in which the group element constitutes an important criterium of participation in term of access to political power, mainly the legislative power and its executive.

  • Issue Year: 68/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 157-188
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: French