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UN Security Council urges peaceful transition in Congo

UN Security Council urges peaceful transition in Congo | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this Thursday, July 19, 2018 file photo, Congo's President Joseph Kabila speaks during the state of the nation address to the National Assembly in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo's president is not running again in December's long-delayed elections, easing concerns by the opposition and international community that he would try to stay in power. A government spokesman on Wednesday, Aug, 8, said former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, the ruling party's permanent secretary, is the presidential candidate as Congo faces its first peaceful, democratic transfer of power in the country's history. (AP Photo/John Bompengo, file)
Original Publication Date: August 13, 2018 1:29AM
Publication Updated: April 22, 2025 5:41PM

CAMEROON, Cameroon – The U.N. Security Council is urging Congo’s rival political parties and the institutions organizing December’s elections to ensure peaceful and credible voting and a democratic transition of power.

The U.N.’s most powerful body issued a statement Monday welcoming recent steps in the electoral process, including President Joseph Kabila’s “respect for his commitment to abide by the Congolese Constitution” and not seek a third term.

Council members urged all involved to ensure the elections occur in conditions “of transparency, credibility and inclusivity.”

They said respect for fundamental rights and maintaining the electoral timeline are essential for peaceful elections on Dec. 23.

The council encouraged the electoral commission to ensure that any request for logistical and technical support for the elections from the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo “is made on time.”

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