ELECTIONS FRAUD and DEMOCRACY in AFRICA

No Modern Democracy is immune from elections fraud allegations. ''Free and Fair'' Elections conducted in a regular constitutional period are the most important to build democratic and peaceful society mostly in post conflict societies. Elections, which should be transparent and credible, become a critical challenge in post conflict countries for the democratization and peace building process. "When the Ivorian people as a whole spoke for the first time since 2000, on November 28, 2010 in overwhelming numbers they said : ''Alassane Ouattara ''. Since then, widespread allegations of election fraud and complains were raised against several electoral regions and electoral districts by the incumbent President and few political parties. In response to these complaints post-election, violence spread over the country with it aftermath of social, political and economic consequences which continue to affect the country until today. One decade later, this study aims to revisit the 2010 controversial and disputes on the final results of the presidential election by giving an academic answer to the relevant question which is still active in political discourse in the country.

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Dramane Ouattara est titulaire d'un doctorat en études sur la paix et les conflits de l'Université des Nations unies pour la paix, au Costa Rica. Il a obtenu un master en politique et administration électorales à l'École des hautes études de Sant'Anna, en Italie. Il est le fondateur et le directeur général du Centre national d'appui électoral (NCES) en Côte d'Ivoire.

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No Modern Democracy is immune from elections fraud allegations. ''Free and Fair'' Elections conducted in a regular constitutional period are the most important to build democratic and peaceful society mostly in post conflict societies. Elections, which should be transparent and credible, become a critical challenge in post conflict countries for the democratization and peace building process. "When the Ivorian people as a whole spoke for the first time since 2000, on November 28, 2010 in overwhelming numbers they said : ''Alassane Ouattara ''. Since then, widespread allegations of election fraud and complains were raised against several electoral regions and electoral districts by the incumbent President and few political parties. In response to these complaints post-election, violence spread over the country with it aftermath of social, political and economic consequences which continue to affect the country until today. One decade later, this study aims to revisit the 2010 controversial and disputes on the final results of the presidential election by giving an academic answer to the relevant question which is still active in political discourse in the country.