Democratic Republic of Congo PM Lukonde resigns, presidency says
(Adds quote and detail from second presidency statement in paragraphs 3-4) KINSHASA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - 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.
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(Adds quote and detail from second presidency statement in paragraphs 3-4) KINSHASA, Feb 20 (Reuters) -
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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