THE FIFTH REPUBLIC IS SINKING FAST! LA CINQUIÈME RÉPUBLIQUE EST EN TRAIN DE COULER À PIC!
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THE MAYS MOUISSI WHO LIVED IN TV 5 STUDIOS DURING ALI BONGO’S TIME, WOULD HAVE BEEN ASHAMED OF TODAY’S MAYS MOUISSI! LE MAYS MOUISSI QUI ÉCUMAIT LES PLATEAUX DE TV 5 DU TEMPS D’ALI BONGO, AURAIT EU HONTE DU MAYS MOUISSI D’AUJOURD’HUI!
English version Who would have thought it? Mays Mouissi, once a great analyst and critic of the Bongo-Valentin on TV5 Monde talk shows, is now as wealthy as those he was pointing the finger at yesterday. Even worse, he is engaging in the same electoral practices as his predecessors: he is financing the transport of his "electoral cattle." With no genuine political base, Mays Mouissi recruited this "electoral cattle," which he transported at his own expense all the way to Ndendé. Dozens of buses and minibuses awaited them there, and once the dirty work was done, the "voting bovine" were brought back to Libreville, their point of departure. Since becoming a builder, Mays Mouissi has favored the captive vote, easily manipulated and reluctant to exercise a thoughtful and independent suffrage. The very person who used to tell us that Gabon deserved better governance is now using groups of voters who vote mechanically and predictably for the person who pays th...
WHAT IF THE ORGANIZATION OF CHAOTIC ELECTIONS WAS JUST A WAY TO DISCREDIT DEMOCRACY? ET SI L’ORGANISATION D’ÉLECTIONS CHAOTIQUES N’ÉTAIT QU’UNE FAÇON DE DISCRÉDITER LA DÉMOCRATIE?
English version We believe that the individuals behind C’BON who orchestrated the coup d'état in his favor, with its nerve center located in Congo-Brazzaville, sought to consolidate their candidate's power for the upcoming decades. Their strategy aimed to discredit democracy in Gabon without formally abandoning it (a concept sometimes referred to as “democratures”), by organizing elections that were confusing or illegitimate. These disorganized elections served the following strategic objectives: Formal Legitimation: The mere act of holding a poll, even a flawed one, allows the regime to present a veneer of legitimacy on the international stage. It can thus claim to adhere to minimal democratic standards, while retaining control over the outcome. Citizen Disengagement: The electoral chaos (deliberate delays in opening polling stations, incomplete voter lists, violent incidents during the voting process, etc.) discourages participation. A high abstention rate weakens the elect...
HERE IS THE ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE LONDON STANDARD! VOICI L’ARTICLE PUBLIÉ DANS THE LONDON STANDARD!
The original article in English French translation by this blog L'Ancien Élève d'Eton, son Père Président, son Incarcération et sa Torture Brutale dans une Prison Africaine Dans la première d'une série exclusive en trois parties, Noureddin Bongo raconte à Claudia Cockerell son enfer après que sa famille a été chassée du pouvoir par un coup d'État au Gabon. Par CLAUDIA COCKERELL En novembre 2023, Noureddin Bongo se trouvait dans les entrailles du palais présidentiel de son grand-père, où ses ravisseurs lui offraient de la vodka. Sauf qu'au lieu de la lui donner à boire, ils lui ont maintenu la tête en arrière et l'ont versée dans son nez jusqu'à ce qu'il leur dise qu'il allait mourir s'ils continuaient. « Ensuite, ils ont commencé à me passer le Taser sur le ventre — c'est là que j'ai les cicatrices », raconte Noureddin. Noureddin, qui a fait ses études à Eton, a déménagé du Gabon au Royaume-Uni à l'âge de neuf ans et y a passé la ...