Volume 40, Issue 1, December 2018, Pages 155–170
NIPO BIGIRINAMA Fabrice1
1 Faculté de sciences sociales l’ULKT, SUD-KIVU, RD Congo
Original language: French
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The aftermath of terror, the trauma of violence, the reflexes of exclusion, the mechanisms of self-defense and sometimes the desire for revenge risk jeopardizing the chances of a genuine rise of democracy in the Member States of the CEPGL. This analysis was intended more as a beginning, a reflection in the effort of historical restitution that it does not provide solutions, to build the CEPGL of tomorrow on an increased sense of alternating democracy, recognizing the rights of the political opposition as surveyed in different constitutions and laws across these states. The politicians in power in the region must realize that they are in no way appropriate to make the opponents assume responsibilities they want to get rid of as actors in the history of failures in the application of constitutional provisions, laws and political agreements. It has been found from our research that the political opposition has not been a constitutional reality in the CEPGL with regard to its constitutional history. On the one hand, we note the absence of the provisions expressly sanctioning the political opposition and the institutionalization of the single party, on the other hand; despite this legal vacuum, at times the opposition has existed in a factual way.
Author Keywords: Status, Political Opposition, Major Challenges, Democratic Regimes, CEPGL.
NIPO BIGIRINAMA Fabrice1
1 Faculté de sciences sociales l’ULKT, SUD-KIVU, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The aftermath of terror, the trauma of violence, the reflexes of exclusion, the mechanisms of self-defense and sometimes the desire for revenge risk jeopardizing the chances of a genuine rise of democracy in the Member States of the CEPGL. This analysis was intended more as a beginning, a reflection in the effort of historical restitution that it does not provide solutions, to build the CEPGL of tomorrow on an increased sense of alternating democracy, recognizing the rights of the political opposition as surveyed in different constitutions and laws across these states. The politicians in power in the region must realize that they are in no way appropriate to make the opponents assume responsibilities they want to get rid of as actors in the history of failures in the application of constitutional provisions, laws and political agreements. It has been found from our research that the political opposition has not been a constitutional reality in the CEPGL with regard to its constitutional history. On the one hand, we note the absence of the provisions expressly sanctioning the political opposition and the institutionalization of the single party, on the other hand; despite this legal vacuum, at times the opposition has existed in a factual way.
Author Keywords: Status, Political Opposition, Major Challenges, Democratic Regimes, CEPGL.
Abstract: (french)
Les séquelles de la terreur, les traumatismes de la violence, les réflexes de l’exclusion, les mécanismes d’autodéfense et parfois la volonté de vengeance risquent de compromettre les chances d’un essor véritable d’une démocratie dans les Etats membres de la CEPGL. Cette analyse se voulait plus une amorce, une piste de réflexion dans l’effort de la restitution historique qu’elle n’apporte des solutions, pour construire la CEPGL de demain sur un sens accru de la démocratie alternante, reconnaissant les droits de l’opposition politique tel qu’arpentés dans différentes constitutions et lois à travers ces Etats. Les politiciens au pouvoir dans la région doivent se rendre compte qu’ils ne conviennent en aucun cas de faire assumer aux opposants des responsabilités dont ils veulent se débarrasser entant qu’acteurs de l’histoire des échecs dans l’application des dispositions constitutionnelles, des lois et des accords politiques. Il a été constaté de par nos recherches, que l’opposition politique n’a pas été une réalité constitutionnelle dans la CEPGL au regard de son passé constitutionnel. D’une part, on note l’absence des dispositions consacrant expressément l’opposition politique et l’institutionnalisation du parti unique, d’autre part; malgré ce vide juridique par moment l’opposition a existé de manière factuelle.
Author Keywords: Statut, Opposition Politique, Défis majeurs, Régimes démocratiques, CEPGL.
How to Cite this Article
NIPO BIGIRINAMA Fabrice, “LE STATUT DE L’OPPOSITION POLITIQUE ET LES DEFIS MAJEURS DES REGIMES DEMOCRATIQUES DANS LA CEPGL,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 155–170, December 2018.
