source: Radio Okapi
actor1: Protesters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: N/A
location: Beni
notes: On 7 July 2020, members of LUCHA marched in the streets of Beni (Beni, Nord-Kivu) against the decision by the National Assembly, to appoint Ronsard Malonda as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). The demonstrators claimed that Malonda, close to Kabila, will not guarantee the CENI's independence in the next election. [size=no report]