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Eight months after his contested election, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, finally has a Cabinet. But the list of new ministers released Monday has done little to dissuade critics who allege that Tshisekedi only won the election last December thanks to the intervention of his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, who had held onto power for years, subverting the constitution.
Of the 65 positions in the new Cabinet, 42 are drawn from Kabila’s coalition, including plum roles running the petroleum, mines and finance ministries. Tshisekedi did install a loyalist to head the Interior Ministry, which is responsible for the state security forces.