DR Congo parliament elects Vital Kamerhe as speaker after foiled coup
Vital Kamerhe, leader of the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC) party, attends a meeting with Congo's Independent National Electoral Commission (Ceni) and observers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on December 28, 2018. PHOTO | REUTERS
The Democratic Republic of Congo's national assembly elected Vital Kamerhe, whose home was violently attacked on Sunday, as speaker in a delayed vote, a key step towards installing a government five months after a presidential election.
The role of speaker makes Kamerhe, a close ally of President Felix Tshisekedi, the country's number two authority.
