POLITICAL OPPOSITION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: ACTORS, RESOURCES AND STRATEGIES FOR FIGHTING
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Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Presidential election, opposition, power, political process, state authoritiesAbstract
The article analyses the evolution of the opposition in the Democratic Republic of Congo (the DRC), the most acute moments of the struggle for power in the pre-election periods of 2011 and 2018 are reviewed, the main political actors of the opposition are described. The author focuses on the complex internal political struggle for power, which was taking place with an unstable social and political situation as a background, permanent armed conflicts and an extremely poor standard of living of the population. The aim of the research is to define the main traits of the political opposition in the DRC. From this stem such research aims as the definition of the place of the opposition in the country political process, the instigation of the opposition influence on the functioning of the state authorities, the analysis of strengths and weaknesses of the opposition. The article structure logic as well as the treatment of gathered facts involves the methods of empirical political science, as well as the method of event analysis. The conclusion that the opposition in the DRC is a weak link in the political process, is made. The opposition is divided, its leaders are characterized by high ambitiousness, which hampers them from developing a common political platform. Nonetheless, for the first time in the Republic’s history a leader from the opposition has come to power in a legitimate way, which provides for the conclusion that democratic processes of the DRC are evolving into the right direction. DOI: 10.17072/2218-1067-2019-3-36-43References
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