Thursday, December 16, 2010

Ivory Coast's Ouattara steps up pressure on rival

Knysna, Ivory Coast - Alassane Ouattara, the man most of the world recognizes as Ivory Coast's President, makes down next Tuesday with plans to force to renounce his opponents aiming to take the Treasury and the control of government buildings.

Mr Ouattara - has been confirmed its victory, plans of the United Nations, United States, France and the African Union-, his station chief in national television Thursday install headquarters. He wants to hold a cabinet meeting in Government Friday.

Both buildings are strongly influenced by Laurent Gbagbo's guarded security forces, and any attempt to move, you may spark violence.

But a financial strategy, Mr to destabilize Gbagbo's increasingly isolated Government is also quietly pursued. Mr Ouattara will Mr. of Gbagbo's access to Government funds cut make it impossible to pay civil servants and soldiers.

Such a move could apply the stage for mass departure and the hand against Mr. Gbagbo, the impasse between the dueling President in this west African country.

Côte d'Ivoire has a controversial Nov. with two Presidents and two Governments Active 28 runoff. Mr Ouattara was declared the winner, by the Election Commission of the country, but the next day, the Constitutional Council raised these results fortress invalidate after half a million votes from Ouattara explains.

The dispute has fears renewed turmoil in the world's largest cocoa producer, raised their Wirtschaft was destroyed by a 2002 2003 civil war, divided the country into two. OMr. A large part of its support from the North of the country draws Uattara while Mr. of Gbagbo's power base in the South of the country.

"We go do everything to avoid a conflict," said Mr Ouattara consultant Amadou Coulibaly. "If we can accept the State finances, is that a huge step."

Without access to these funds, the execution of the State is to pay Government for daily costs not Mr. of Gbagbo's.

Guillaume Soro, Ouattara's designated Prime Minister, said "all this generalized uncertainty [Gbagbo's] Government financial control has paralysed so that the salaries of this month to December 2010 all borrowed" Monday.

Jean-Louis Billon, President of Côte d'Ivoire Chamber of Commerce and industry, estimates that $180 million flows into the Treasury each month although December have been even higher sales because it both the culmination of the cocoa harvest and the holiday season.

Mr Ouattara wrote a letter of the country's Central Bank last week asked Mr. Gbagbo and his Government to deny access to State resources.

The regional Central Bank, which still has the coffers of the eight countries West African CFA franc share summarizes at Ouattara's request to respond. Bank officials rejected an opinion on Mr. of Ouattara's request.

While Mr. of Ouattara's victory was recognised by many foreign Governments, Mr. Gbagbo maintains control of the State-run media and the army, and continues to occupy the Presidential Palace and Government buildings.

The country under a nightly curfew has since kept before the election and expanded it a extra week Monday night.

In a statement's re-read on State television Monday night insured Mr. Gbagbo Government Minister Jeannie Dagbo State employees that the Government was ready and urged you to work.

Mr. of Ouattara's followers, all officials, including army officers have to behind the President, by the international community recognized called rally.

"I solemnly stop, today ask cooperation with the illegal Government of former President Laurent Gbagbo into power set" Mr Soro said over the weekend. "Don't be afraid, to follow your heart and your conscience."


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