actively boycott

They did not obtain,

, the withdrawal of the candidacy deemed unconstitutional by Alassane Ouattara, the overhaul of the Constitutional Council and the Electoral Commission independent

and the opening of talks between the various political chapels for a consensual and peaceful ballot.

Observer

The speakers of yesterday refrained from giving concrete content to the active boycott, contenting themselves with saying all the legal means.

Will this be enough to avoid pre- and post-election violence in a country which has already recorded dozens of deaths since the declaration of candidacy for a 3rd term of the current tenant of the Cocody residence

?

It is necessary to fear, indeed, that each one has its own reading grid of the qualifying adjective

with all the risks of slippage that one can easily imagine.

Are we going to wake up the old demons?"

Unfortunately, we must fear that yes.

The risk is all the greater as each camp seems to be sticking to its position.

It is no secret that President Ouattara who firmly believes that everything is already folded, will not back down one iota

For its part, even heterogeneous, the opposition does not want, for anything in the world, to grant a third term to Alassane Ouattara.

Suffice to say that all the ingredients are now in place for a confrontation.

it is the populations who risk paying the heavy price.

Côte d'Ivoire is hurting its political class and that is a shame.

Everything happens as if the post-electoral crisis of 2011, which killed more than three thousand people, has not served as a lesson,

Le Pays

The boss of the PDCI leaves the door open to discussions with the Head of State

Henri Konan Bédié traveled to Accra for two days on October 12 on board a plane from the Republic of Ghana.

He was accompanied by relatives

including

.

This former ambassador of Côte d'Ivoire in France was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara.

Jeune Afrique,

Nana Akufo-Addo's intervention allowed direct telephone contact between the two men.

The first for many months.

The Ghanaian intervention has not succeeded, for the moment, in favoring a compromise between Bédié and Ouattara.

The first is in favor of postponing the election, while the second, inflexible, remains opposed to it.

Ouattara is, however, ready to form an open government and reform the CEI in view of the legislative elections, which are due to be held within the next six months.

shortcomings

the head of government and campaign manager of President Alpha Condé, candidate for a third term, admitted certain

that his team could not oust during these last years of management.

These include the fight against corruption and the thorny issue of road infrastructure.

Things he intends to do one of his priorities if President Alpha Condé is re-elected after the presidential election on Sunday.

When I broached the issue of prosecution ... there were political parties which raised their finger to say that it is unfair, it is a witch hunt

This is an issue that must be resolved regardless of the government

tomorrow.

And I do not pretend to tell you

but let's say that there was not a general movement, a collective will to attack the subject.

muzzle

His father who had demonstrated with the opposition was arrested and thrown in prison.

Three months later, he died behind bars,