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"en.20021010.4.4-098"2
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In a country in which the use of ‘ethnic prejudice’ has become the practice of all governments, from Konan Bédié to Robert Gueï and Laurent Gbagbo, a civil war would lead to disaster. Neither the soldiers who have revolted nor the Gbagbo Government have the legitimacy to represent the mosaic of peoples gathered together in Côte d’Ivoire. The Ivorian Government has disqualified itself for more than two years by drawing on xenophobic language against the communities originating in the North of the country. Supporting one of the two sides is not going to produce a successful outcome to the conflict.
We have doubts about the motives of Europe and France, which has turned this country into its private domain since independence. Although it is crucial to roundly condemn the downward spiral of war and bloodletting, we must restore to the citizens of Côte-d’Ivoire the means to take control of their destiny. We must stop privatising and plundering all their wealth for the benefit of multinationals such as Bouygues, Bolloré or French State-run companies. Giving the Ivorian people the means to achieve a democratic solution means rescinding a constitution that eliminates half of the population from political life and it means holding new, non-discriminatory elections."@en1
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