DR Congo’s Sacred Union says way open to new Constitution
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kivu Morning Post
Sacred Union permanent secretary André Mbata said on 11 November 2026 that the law on organising a referendum opens the way to a new Constitution in DR Congo, without making it mandatory. The MP praised Félix Tshisekedi for this framework, which he said allows the people to decide directly on major national issues, according to Kivu Morning Post.
André Mbata, permanent secretary of the presidential majority in the Democratic Republic of Congo and chairman of the National Assembly’s Political, Administrative and Legal Committee, says the law on organising the referendum opens the possibility of a new Constitution. “Anything is possible, but it is not an obligation,” he said on Wednesday 11 November 2026 during a Space Live, according to Kivu Morning Post.
Within the UDPS, President Félix Tshisekedi’s party, Secretary-General Augustin Kabuya called for support for a new Constitution in the event of a referendum. “During the referendum, vote for a new Constitution,” he said on Wednesday before party officials and activists, according to Kivu Morning Post.
