YAMOUSSOUKRO, Cote d'Ivoire, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Simonne Ehivet Gbagbo, Cote d'lvoire's first lady and the first vice-president of the ruling Ivorian Popular Front (FPI), proposed a three-point strategy at the weekend for campaigns leading to the long-awaited presidential elections.
The three points include the record of President Laurent Gbagbo's rein from 2000 to 2009, the communication around the war that the country has experienced since Sept. 19, 2002 and the explanation of Gbagbo's manifesto.
The first lady said, "The assessment might be negative not because the party (FPI) was brought to power through the ballot, but because this party did not carry out its ambitious and revolutionary program for the society."
"We have to make some propositions since we have governed in a war, with difficulties and we have had little results and we cannot deny this to our adversaries and to some of our supporters," she said.
She also suggested that there should be a candid discussion with figures to help, to convince the population on the development and modernization of society and the nation.
"It's important that we know who caused the war in Cote d'lvoire ..., and how we are going to manage this war," said the first lady, who also demanded an open discussion on the war and an explanation on who did what.
Cote d'Ivoire has postponed the planned Nov. 29 polls, in latest in a series since 2005, when President Gbagbo's tenure expired. But both politicians and the UN peacekeeping mission in the West African country remain confident about the holding of the vote soon.
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