Engagement for Citizenship and Development
opposition party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Engagement for Citizenship and Development (French: Engagement pour la Citoyenneté et le Développement, ECIDE) is a political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The party was founded in 2009 and is led by its founder Martin Fayulu.
History
Founding
The party was formed in 2009 by businessman and oil executive Martin Fayulu, who had been elected as Member of the National Assembly in 2006. The party won two seats in the National Assembly in the 2011 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election.
2018 elections
In 2018, the party was one of the founding members of the Lamuka coalition, that promised to unite the opposition in advance of the 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election. Infighting lead to multiple opposition leaders, including Félix Tshisekedi, leaving the coalition. The party ran under the label Dynamic of the Opposition in the 2018 election. According to officially published results, its leader Martin Fayulu finished second in the presidential elections behind Félix Tshisekedi. Independent observers, including the Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of the Congo claim that Fayulu won the elections. Fayulu proclaimed himself victor of the presidential elections and called on his supporters to protest against the official results.
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