A oday Following the article on democracy and its application to specific cases of Côte d'Ivoire. The reasons for choosing Ouattara.
First, elections were successfully held. Gbagbo had confidence in his destiny, but the Ivorian people did not follow. But why?
Mainly unemployment and the economic situation. Ouattara, whose work as deputy director of the IMF was not so bad and who was, at other times, the last Prime Minister of President Houphouet-Boigny symbol of an era of prosperity, was convinced of the soundness of its economic program during the televised debate. For its part, Gbagbo seemed more concerned about the idea of demonstrating that Ouattara was a troublemaker, a terrorist or that he was not Ivorian for re-election. Still, in this debate, Ouattara Gbagbo denounced the inaction of the employment front, youth unemployment and simply the Ivorian daily. Gbagbo left reflected that his main goal to prevent the arrival in power of Ouattara and the fate of non-Ivorian. Is to misunderstand the Ivorian many of whom have had their situation deteriorate just by applying the concept of Ivorian. "
The nostalgia for a thriving economy for the older ones, fear of unemployment for young people alongside the importance given to "ivoirité have been the main reasons for this vote.
The role of France.
If a French intervention as they have always done in Africa is not possible, the context is not exactly the same as before. In 2004, none of neither side wanted the intervention of France, because this intervention prevented the two sides to fight and thus resolve the situation between them by guns. The intervention of France and therefore the Licorne were decided to preserve the lives of civilians and not to resolve the situation on the political level while in the present context, France has been careful not to step in and pushed for this to be an African solution that is implemented, whether by the African Union or ECOWAS (Economic Community of West Africa). France has also expected that the UN and its Secretary-General take the floor while pushing the United States of America to intervene so we just do not accuse him to intervene. With this attitude, Paris takes the risk of seeing its influence in its former colonial empire in decline, but an alternative seems more risky politically.
This time, the international community has intervened and is unanimous in recognizing the victory of Ouattara, Africans as Europeans, Americans and many others. Intervention of France would then necessarily be in an international context, under the aegis UN. The UN itself has not the strength nor the political strength to force the destiny, it is that France, the former regional power to act. A bit like in Korea in the 1950s when the Anglo-American forces were but the UN mandate. Only the flag was then changed on the uniforms of soldiers. All things considered, should the UN calls on France, if necessary with the help of African countries to respond to this to enforce the will of the Ivorian people.
This intervention sought by the elected president Alassane Ouattara, can also be justified by the violence, killings of supporters of Ivorian and crimes committed by paramilitaries and mercenaries under the orders of Gbagbo.
What action?
The situation is complex. The difficulties of the Ivorian democracy are not searching in the major democratic principles but more in a local economy and very special blend ivoirité. The debate on "ivoirité approaches also another debate on French identity this time. In both cases, suggesting that the debate should be a certain purity to be a citizen of a country further undermined democracy than it has strengthened.
practice, except that Laurent Gbagbo decided to return to reason, an armed intervention seems inevitable. Yes, it will not be a cakewalk and there will almost certainly victims but should we let people suffer violence and being robbed of his destiny. The role of the West is also responding to requests for assistance sent to it by the peoples of those countries where democracy is fragile. In Afghanistan, the West turned a blind eye and has argued that lip Commander Massoud, he had to die and that the attacks hit the United States at the heart reacts to the West.
Another memory that should motivate us to act: fear of another Rwanda. At the time, France had ignored and / or allowed to do things until it is too late. Côte d'Ivoire, the border with genocide is not so thick you think. The kidnapping of supporters of Ouattara, speedy executions by Liberian mercenaries, the discovery of mass graves at the gates of Abidjan are reasons enough to act.
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