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FILE - Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde attends a ceremony as the remains of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's first Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba were symbolically handed over to the murdered leader's children and to an official delegation, in Brussels, Belgium June 21, 2022. [File photo: Reuters/Johanna Geron]
Democratic Republic of Congo’s prime minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, resigned on Tuesday, triggering the dissolution of his government, the presidency said in a statement.
The prime minister tendered his resignation to President Felix Tshisekedi eight days after the validation of his mandate as a national deputy. He will now join parliament as a member of the assembly.
“The resignation has been accepted. However, the president has asked (Lukonde’s) government to continue handling current affairs” until a new government is formed, the presidency said in another statement later on Tuesday.
It did not specify Lukonde’s reasons for resigning.
Lukonde was appointed premier of the mineral-rich central African country in February 2021.
After he was re-elected in December, Tshisekedi named a representative to identify a majority coalition within the National Assembly with a view to forming the next government.
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