Self-proclaimed President Djotodia has
now left office leaving the world to wonder who should take over until
elections can be held later in 2014. One
answer is the deposed former President François Bozize.
Although Bozize came to power through a coup in 2003, he won elections
in 2005 and 2011 and was the presiding over the country until he fled rebels
in March of 2013. Seeing that the job is
vacant again and he was the last one elected and recognized as the leader of
the Central African Republic, shouldn’t he be restored to his position?
The selection of the next leader of
CAR is a decision that will upset some group or another in a country that has
been destroyed by violence. Former
Seleka rebels may increase attacks on peacekeeping troops as their former Chief
is no longer in charge, but they were already fighting peacekeepers. There are more security forces in CAR now
than any other time in recent history and more are preparing to enter the fray so
they should be able to handle rebel fighters. The bottom line is that even if some other person was selected to be the transitional leader
there will be opposition.
Is the international community
enforcing the idea that the quality of a sovereign leader should determine if
they stay in power? In that case leaders
from many different countries should be deposed and new leaders selected. Bozize may not have been the most capable or
effective leader for his country but he was internationally recognized as the sovereign.
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