Le President Mobutu et le Premier Ministre Sous L’acte Constitutionnel de la Transition: Duel ou Duo?

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  • Jean-Louis Esambo Kangashe Faculté de Droit Université de Kinshasa

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https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v14i2.5551

Abstract

Since the beginning of the democratic process in Mobutu's Zaire, in April 1990, a judicial and political debate has continued to divide the opinion on the power sharing within the executive. The Transitional Constitutional Act, a result of the political negotiations of the Palais du Peuple, was aimed at resolving the competence conflicts between the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister. This constitutional framework, however, was unable to avoid neither the possibility of a "duel" nor the avatars of an alleged "duo" between the two main representatives of the executive function. In the meantime, the frequent violations of the constitution by the head of state have shown that power sharing within a parliamentary system could not come to a compromise with the power practice under Mobutu. KEY WORDS: President, politics, Prime Minister, constitution, Zaire 

Author Biography

Jean-Louis Esambo Kangashe, Faculté de Droit Université de Kinshasa

LawConstitutional Law

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Published

1998-09-29

How to Cite

Kangashe, J.-L. E. (1998). Le President Mobutu et le Premier Ministre Sous L’acte Constitutionnel de la Transition: Duel ou Duo?. frika ocus, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v14i2.5551

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