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TechnoratiFrance says respects Ivorian sovereignty, as UN decides to stay
France respects Côte d’Ivoire’s sovereignty, a government representative said Tuesday, as Laurent Gbagbo resisted calls to hand over to his rival, Alassane Ouattara. The UN Security Council Monday extended the mandate of its force in the country, defying Gbagbo’s order to leave.
“It was the sovereign Ivorian people which decided to throw out Gbagbo,” government spokesperson François Baroin said, adding that Paris is “extremely respectful” of the country’s sovereignty and of “international decisions”.
Gbagbo’s supporters have slammed French President Nicolas Sarkozy for telling Gbagbo to quit. Baroin insisted that the “international community” was the first to enact sanctions against the Ivorian leader after last month’s run-off election.
The UN Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of UN forces in the country, despite an order by Gbagbo to leave on Monday.
The council also warned that it may order “targeted” sanctions and reinforce the 10,000-strong force.
UN security officials on Tuesday accused Gbagbo’s supporters of wanting to cut off fuel to their troops and forcing personnel to leave their apartments in a campaign of harassment which also included armed “provocations”.
US President Barack Obama’s administration on Monday threatened sanctions if Gbagabo did not cede power to Ouattara.
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Ivory cost
Gbabo right to stay in power, beacause the community intertnational think the are the police world ,especialy wen thigs is in the interest look at what the do to the pesident Aristide from HAITI I will say let Sarcozi take care of is frogs
The argument that the
The argument that the decision of the constitutional court to invalidate over 600,000 votes by itself is unconstitutional. The constitution did not give the court any power to violate the constitutional rights of Ivorian citizens to vote. The fact remains that the court's verdict on the election result was partisan. Why should Gbabo and his supporters hide behind the constitution to disenfranchise Ivorians.
I very much agree with the
I very much agree with the French government spokesperson that it was the sovereign Ivorian people who threw out Gbabbo. Mr. Gbabo and his supporters should stop speaking of sovereignty because they have violated and continue to violate the rights of sovereign Ivorian people.
Mr. Gbabo is now asking the international community to review the what happened on November 28, 2010 run-off election. It is a good call, but it is being said at the wrong time. That's what the constitutional court should have done. The court supposed to have conducted evidentiary hearings (circumstancial or technical) to determine what really happened. But instead the court injected partisan feelings in the dispensation of justice.
When will we as africans stop
When will we as africans stop being so hungry for power,that we will kill and let our own people suffer ,because we want to hold on to power like was our birth right ,given to us by our birth father.Ivory coast belongs to the people not to Gbabo.He needs to step aside for the sake of the people,if he really cares for the people.Ten years is enough in any event for one leader.