FRN: Franck Diongo Defends Joseph Kabila Taking Up Arms and Invokes Article 64 of the Constitution

Franck Diongo, an opposition figure from the « Sauvons la RDC » platform, defended Joseph Kabila’s decision on October 15 to lead the Front pour la refondation de la nation (FRN), an armed movement. In a debate with Lambert Mende, Diongo blamed the move on President Félix Tshisekedi’s refusal to engage in political dialogue and invoked Article 64 of the Constitution to describe it as legal. He cited Kabila’s six-year exile, death sentence and alleged threats, arguing that closing peaceful avenues left violence as the only option. Diongo also accused Tshisekedi of favoring a « monologue » aimed, in his view, at extending his term and changing the Constitution.