National Assembly: Leaders of 26 caucuses reject creation of the FRN

The leaders of 26 caucuses of national deputies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo denounced the announced creation of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), led by former president Joseph Kabila. In a statement issued in Kinshasa, they said the initiative aims to seize power by force and violates the constitutional order. They warned it could worsen the security and humanitarian crisis in the east, threaten national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and weaken national cohesion. The signatories rejected what they called a new militia and urged Congolese people to oppose the initiative.