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Côte d'Ivoire : general context of the crisis

 
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General context of political and military crisis in Ivory Coast


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On December 24th, 1999, the Ivory Coast, a country of peace and prosperity in West Africa suffers a coup that brought down the regime of President Henri Konan BEDIE. This coup saw the installation of a military regime headed by General Robert Guei and some supporters of Alassane Ouattara. The military junta organized a constitutional referendum that is overwhelmingly about 80%.

On October 26th, 2000, Laurent Gbagbo's victory prevails. He organized a forum of national reconciliation involving all the forces of the country to break the political deadlock.

During a state visit to Italy in 2002, a coup attempt that will turn into armed rebellion was launched against President Laurent Gbagbo. North of the country is under rebel control, some warlords were former bodyguards and aide of Mr. Alassane Ouattara.

In order to overcome the political and military crisis several peace negotiations were held under the auspices of ECOWAS, African Union, the United Nations with strong involvement of the former colonial power, France: Lome (2002), Linas Marcoussis, France (2003), Accra (2004), Pretoria (2005).

On March 2007: The Ouagadougou agreement, which are a compromise between the key players of the national crisis led to the formation of a unity government where the Prime Minister Guillaume Soro is the leader of the rebellion. An Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) composed of 31 commissioners from the major political forces and the armed rebellion which 80% of the political opposition and armed. In addition the agreement stipulated the disarmament of rebel groups and self-defense before the elections. The IEC is responsible for organizing the elections, to publish provisional results which will be forwarded to the Constitutional Council for approval and final announcement. The United Nations at the end of this process will bring its certification.


The post-electoral crisis

In November 2010, the first round of the presidential election is held without disarming the rebels in the north where the candidate of the PDCI, Konan BEDIE had already reported cases of fraud after his elimination. The results of this first round gave 38% to President Laurent Gbagbo, Alassane Ouattara to 32% and 25% to Konan BEDIE.

On November 28th 2010, the second round of the presidential election is held. Irregularities that which undermined the democratic value, led to the invalidation of the results of some regions (France, Fresco) based on a consensus decision of the Independent Electoral Commission.

In the North, the obvious irregularities that marred the fairness of the vote were observed and reported by several observers of the African Union and some African NGOs with expertise in election. Ballot boxes were stuffed, scams PV, armed men certainly close to the party of Mr. Ouattara and rebel intimidated, kidnapped, abused verbally and physically threatening manner, activists and supporters of incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo.

The Presidential Majority (LMP) party which supports the candidacy of President Laurent Gbagbo, has filed a motion to Independent Electoral Commission and Constitutional Council to quash the results in areas where voting was not democratic.

During the centralization, consolidation and validation of results from different regions of the country, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) which deliberates on a consensual basis, found itself stuck having failed to obtain consensus of cases of proven fraud in the northern region under rebel control. Having found no consensus on these cases of fraud, the IEC was not within the statutory period of announcement of provisional results. Its referred them to the Constitutional Council to decide according to legal rules in litigation.

The Constitutional Council has the authority of res judicata, after reviewing the complaints based partially on the ballot irregularity in the regions mentioned above on the grounds of fraud, ballot stuffing, intimidation, kidnappings, verbal and physical mortal, invalidated the results of these localities. The Constitutional Council President Gbagbo declared the winner of the presidential election with 51.45% of votes against 48.55% for Mr. Alassane Ouattara.

Surprisingly, Mr. Youssouf BAKAYOKO probably coerced, proclaimed after the deadline, in the absence of all Commissioners, outside the headquarters of the CIS (Golf Hotel) and in the presence of foreign media only, contested the results sent the day before to the Constitutional Council. Based on these results, which were not approved by all IEC members, the IEC President declared Mr. Alassane Ouattara winner, with 54.10% of the vote against 45.9% to President Laurent Gbagbo.

The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the UN in Ivory Coast, Mr. Young-Jin Choi, against all odds, indicated that he has the ability to proclaim and certify the results of the election of the candidate Alassane OUATTARA on the basis of the declaration out of time the President of the IEC made at the Hotel du Golf. In law, it is important to highlight that we can certify what is definitive and not provisional.

The UN representative in Ivory Coast is considered himself above the constitutional council and acts in this context in violation United Nation’s chart number 2 which stipulated that each member of the organization is sovereign. It is unlawful for the UN to interfere in interior affairs of state members. The management and the proclamation of the elections’ results come within the competence of States’ sovereignty. Once again, the UN’s mission in Ivory Coast is to help the country in the peaceful process and certify the elections organization not to proclaim them.

The electoral process is administratively led by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and then validated and legitimized by the Constitutional Council. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is the national administrative body responsible for organizing elections in Ivory Coast. Composed of commissioners from the major national political forces and armed rebels controlling the north, the IEC before the proclamation of provisional results by its chairman centralizes, consolidates and alid on basis consensus results from different regions of the country. Such results are then forwarded to the Constitutional Council for approval. If after three days, the IEC, for various reasons could not announce the provisional results, it transmits them to the Constitutional Council for a final announcement within 7 days.

The Constitutional Council, on the basis of different evidence brought to its attention by Mr. Gbagbo’s party (LMP) to invalidate the results of some northern regions (Korhogo, Katiola Dabakala, Bouake, Seguela) under rebel control, where cases of major frauds were proven. Such frauds have been confirmed by the Observer Mission of the African Union and several civil society organizations in Africa that, who witnessed hundreds of polling stations in the North, ballot stuffing, intimidation, assaults and kidnappings representatives of LMP in polls, etc.

Observation missions such as the EU during the second round could not carry through their observation work. So their assessment of the diplomatic character is biased. Indeed, on nearly 19,854 polling stations on the national territory, the EU observers have visited about 90 offices, avoiding travel to the north where cases of massive fraud were found. The opinion of this institution is therefore misleading to call into question the legitimacy of the reelection of President Laurent Gbagbo.



At the announcement of final results by the Constitutional Council, there was jubilation in the economic capital, Abidjan and in several major cities within the country. This shows, once again, that President Gbagbo has an electorate with a popular legitimacy that transcends ethnic and religious cleavages.



The Ivorian army in all its components gave its support to President Laurent Gbagbo. The heads of different bodies have indicated their presence at his inauguration at the Presidential Palace and continue to call for the defense of republican institutions.

Sovereignty is a value important to the American people. All peoples of the world like Americans and French people have a right to sovereignty which is a value that is not negotiable. Since the arrival of President Laurent Gbagbo to power, acts intended to affirm the sovereignty of the Ivory Coast have been laid and continues his fight to allow countries to ensure its complete enfranchisement from the bowels of draconian neo-colonialism that Former colonial power continues to keep African states in the 21st century.


Errors of assessment by the international community on post-election crisis in Côte d'Ivoire

The results were announced by Mr. BAKAYOKO seem to be done under pressure. The day before Mr. BAKAYOKO to declared the difficulties to come to an agreement on the final results and recommended a bit of patience and everything will be done within the law. He indicated that the results would be forwarded to the Constitutional Council.

The next day, to the amazement of Ivorian Bakayoko proclaims figures giving Mr. Ouattara winner at the Hotel du Golf, attended by members of the opposition and Prime Minister Guillaume Soro. This proclamation is null and void because Mr. BAKAYOKO, did so without the presence of all the members of the CIS, especially since, legally, that proclamation is made out of time.

Mr. Choi’s errors of assessment, also led to go beyond his prerogatives. His mission in Ivory Coast is not to proclaim and validate the results of the presidential election but to certify after its confirmation by the Constitutional Council. In the electoral process, Mr. Choy’s task is to certify the final results and not provisional. Its proven bias discredits the United Nations in the peace process in Ivory Coast. The UN Charter provides for the equality of all UN member states and respect for the institutions of each. The United Nations can not in any way undermine the institutions of a Member State to the risks of interfering in the internal affairs of the Ivory Coast.

The international press and the former colonial power, France is resolutely inscribed in a campaign of denigration against the Ivory Coast and its authorities legitimately reelected. The French president, campaigning in this crisis for his personal interests by seeking to impose his friend Alassane Ouattara. In its strategy to impose Mr. Ouattara, he intends to persuade others to veto holding powers like the United States in his policy of international isolation and demonization of President Laurent Gbagbo.


Ouattara or absence of state sense

Alassane Ouattara is in its logical to assume power by all means including force. He operated in his favor, the theory of ethno-religious division invented by his current ally, Henri Konan BEDIE. In 1999, during a lecture to his supporters in Paris, Mr. Ouattara stubbornly maintained that the Ivorian

Authorities' refusal to accept when his candidacy for the presidential election in Ivory Coast was justified by his Nordic origin and religious affiliation to Islam.

Mr. Ouattara has supported the coup of 1999 made by the military junta against his current ally Konan BEDIE. In 2002, by his declarations, showed its collusion with the rebel movement occupying the north. Some of the stars of this rebellion have claimed to have received financial support.

Mr. Ouattara has been invested as the new head of state in a hotel in Abidjan while the Constitutional Council invalidated the results proclaiming him the winner by Mr. BAKAYOKO. That is a imposture more confirms the logic of destabilization of the Ivory Coast in which he committed. If we take notice, by his fault, it will install the disorder and chaos in this country yet flagship West Africa.



The presidential election has confirmed the partition of the sociological Ivory Coast. His divisive speech given in Paris in 1999 "it keeps me from being a candidate in Ivory Coast because I'm northern and Muslim" illustrates his electorate that remains confined in the north and among Muslims. There continues to be suspicion that begins to move between the Ivorian people, who once lived in harmony and where the secular state was an experience.

After a strong campaign war of intoxication and communication vis-à-vis the Ivorian people and institutions, Mr. Ouattara himself before declaring the IEC results give the winner on website that have created by his relatives. (See www.votci.net; www.presidentielle2010.co.nr; www.lesgrandesoreilles.com and others

The participation rate given by the IEC and all institutions and observers is around 70%. Results declared under duress by Bakayoko calculated to give a turnout of around 85% which is seems abnormal. In northern countries, the turnout is over 95% and victories of Mr. Ouattara to 99% or 100%, which won only 7 regions out of 19.

Mr. Ouattara has been invested as the new head of state in a hotel in Abidjan and has set up a government in violation of the laws of Ivory Coast. That is an imposture more confirms the logic of destabilization of the Ivory Coast in which he committed. If we take notice, by his fault, it will install the disorder and chaos in this country yet flagship West Africa. He even mounted a shadow government with some opposition members.

The presidential election has confirmed the partition of the sociological Ivory Coast. His divisive speech given in Paris in 1999 "it keeps me from being a candidate in Ivory Coast because I'm northern and Muslim" illustrates his electorate that remains confined in the north and among Muslims. There continues to be suspicion that begins to move between the Ivorian people, who once lived in harmony and where the secular state was an experience.

Need to help Ivory Coast out of Political crisis post-election

The Ivory Coast is the most economically viable in francophone West Africa. It represents 40% of GDP in the subregion. The political and economic decline of this country will plunge the entire West African sub-region in a turbulent indescribable. It will exacerbate tensions, social, religious, ethnic and economic sub-region. The waves of immigration of people from this region to the developed countries of the West will further increase. Since Somalia, Chaos in Ivory Coast, would lead to the emergence of a terrorist sanctuary in African Sub-Saharian.

The Ivory Coast is a country that has enormous energy and mineral resources. Support the strengthening of democracy and republican institutions is an essential criterion for out of underdevelopment. President Laurent Gbagbo, the opposition since his accession to power in 2000, has significantly contributed to strengthening the rule of law, human freedoms and democracy in Ivory Coast. However, this momentum must be sustained by the United States, rule of law par excellence, to pursue this dynamic full democratization of the country.

The Ivory Coast became a country where religion is involved in politics. In places of worship, the pronouncements of religious leaders in the political fact became more pronounced. The more radical discourse on both sides. However, Al Qaeda in the Maghreb is the gateway to Mali. There’s a risk of hijacking by the terrorist organization if the post-election crisis continues with a call to support the Muslims of Ivory Coast in this crisis
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