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Will The Central African Republic ever enjoy peace?

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The Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera officially begun a second term in office this week even though the opposition insists his claim to the presidency is illegitimate.

The parties known as the Coalition of the Democratic Opposition (COD-2020) reaffirmed their position on Tuesday saying in a statement they” do not recognize the re-election” of President Faustin-Archange Touadera. A victory which was confirmed on Monday January 18, by the country’s Constitutional Court.

The group also denounced “countless frauds and irregularities” which it said plagued the election and as such the results do not represent the will of the people of the CAR.

The legitimacy of the re-elected president is questioned by the low turnout as according  to the Constitutional Court’s figures, was just over 35%. Two out of three registered voters were unable to cast their ballots in the presidential and legislative elections due to insecurity.

The most powerful armed groups in the country, which controls two-thirds of the territory, launched a new offensive a week before the polls.

Opposition candidates had filed several appeals with the Constitutional Court to challenge the results. The court did cancel or correct the results of some polling stations for irregularities, but ruled that “given the magnitude of the discrepancy of votes”, their impact “could not reverse the results.

Meanwhile the security situation in the country continues to deterioriote.

The UN said two of its peacekeepers were killed after their convoy was ambushed by members of the UPC and anti-Balaka armed groups in the southern area of the Central African Republic (CAR).

Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement on Tuesday expressing his deep condolences to the families of the peacekeepers, and to the people and Governments of Gabon and Morocco, the home nations of the fallen blue helmets.

The UN chief reiterated his grave concern over the escalation of violence in the CAR and called on the parties involved to immediately cease hostilities and engage in dialogue so as to “advance the political process, preserve fragile gains and fulfil the country’s aspiration for lasting peace.”

At least 100,000 people have fled their homes in the country as a rebel coalition calling for the resignation of the president launched attacks most of which have been foiled by a combined operation of UN peacekeepers and government soldiers.

Two years of relative peace has been thrown into jeopardy by this situation, in a country that was wracked by a brutal five year civil war that started from 2013.

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