“We are not going to finance elections when we need to fight to win back occupied territory.” Quote by Joseph Kabila
“You can organize elections any day, even tomorrow. But what will be the result of chaotic elections? More chaos!” TomorrowElectionChaosOrganizeChaotic Author:Joseph Kabila
“We want perfect elections, not just any kind of elections. And it's the electoral commission that organizes elections in the country - this is what most people forget. We have an independent commission which, acccording to our constitution, is in charge of organizing elections.” PeopleKindCountryPerfectForgetConstitutionIndependentElectionOrganize Author:Joseph Kabila
“Nobody as of today can produce any oral or written statement from me talking about changing the constitution.” TodayConstitution Author:Joseph Kabila
“Within the constitution there is the word "referendum." You can change the constitution by referendum. But we have not yet called for a referendum. As of today, we have not yet organized any meeting or discussions on how to change the constitution.” TodayConstitutionMeetingsDiscussion Author:Joseph Kabila
“I cannot interpret the constitution. Only the constitutional courts can interpret the constitution.” Constitution Author:Joseph Kabila
“The father of democracy is Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister after our independence, who was assassinated under conditions that to this day nobody can clearly understand. So, for me, this title is not the most important thing. You can go down in history as the father of democracy, but you can also go down as the person who brought about chaos just by stepping down.” ImportantFatherDemocracyIndependenceChaosThis Day Author:Joseph Kabila
“The constitution is very clear as to how and when the president hands over power. He can only hand power over to an elected successor.” PresidentConstitution Author:Joseph Kabila
“The West exploited Africa and now it wants to save it. We have been living with this hypocrisy for too long. Africa can only be saved by Africans.” LongHypocrisy Author:Joseph Kabila
“When Europe senses danger, it needs to do something to keep all the Africans at home where they belong.” HomeDanger Author:Joseph Kabila