Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-01-20-Speech-4-122"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-01-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Côte d'Ivoire2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000120.8.4-122"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-01-20-Speech-4-1232
lpv:speaker	lp:Hervé Novelli2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Démocratie libérale (1999-07-20--2002-06-16)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2002-02-04)3 member; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, on 24 December a military coup violently interrupted democracy in the Côte d’Ivoire. The previous speakers have said everything, or almost everything, that had to be said on the imperfections of the previous regime. There have been accusations of corruption. Certainly there were some obvious risks that the presidential election to be held soon would be rigged. I will take this opportunity to draw the attention of the House to the case of another country which is not discussed very much, Senegal, where a presidential election is due to be held which entails the same risks of rigging as in the Côte d’Ivoire. But let us be clear about the situation. In the Côte d’Ivoire, as elsewhere, these risks cannot be taken as an excuse for what happened there. In fact, a military coup is not, and never will be, a victory for democracy. Our Parliament must condemn this military coup, but it must not, of course, stop there. A transitional government has been formed and the European Parliament must put pressure on it to organise free and transparent elections from June 2000, as was requested by the West African Economic Community, in the presence of observers from the international community and on the basis of reliable electoral rolls. At the same time, I would ask that the political leaders arrested at the time of this coup be released. Freedom of expression and the respect for human rights must be ensured once again. Under these conditions this House must closely follow the action of the Commission requesting the opening of consultations with a view to the possible suspension of cooperation between the European Union and the Côte d’Ivoire. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr President, the return to democracy in the Côte d’Ivoire must henceforth be a constant concern of this House and indeed of all people who wish for the law to prevail over force."@en1

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