00:00In the DRC's capital, dozens gathered at what is known as a standing parliament.
00:06Among the crowd were supporters of the presidential party.
00:10According to observers, the gatherings are being used to test and champion certain ideas
00:15from those in power.
00:17Some spoke of the conflict in the country.
00:23In fact, when we finish war in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, that will
00:27be the moment when we change the constitution.
00:30All those things Kabila said, that there was a risk of Sudanization, that will not happen
00:35here.
00:35We're united.
00:36The Congolese people are united.
00:43Some observers believe the country's president is exploiting the seemingly spontaneous gatherings
00:48to press for constitutional change to allow him a third term in the role.
00:53Not everyone in the crowd said this was a priority.
00:59We don't need that term in office, that third term.
01:03What we want first is for there to be peace.
01:05When the war's over, that's when we'll talk about that term calmly.
01:09If it's a matter of looking at how we should move forward on new foundations, that is what
01:13we're seeking.
01:14The current constitution is a bill of sale.
01:19Our country has been sold.
01:21And we Congolese want to take back our country by changing the constitution.
01:25That's all it is.
01:26That's the motive, the justification.
01:28That is what matters.
01:33The tradition of standing parliament dates back to the 1970s.
01:37It is a way to challenge the role of dictator Motubu Sese Sekou.
01:41Theonia
01:42theination
01:43campaign
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