No Power-Sharing in Ivory Coast

There should be no power-sharing in Ivory Coast in the aftermath of the stolen presidential election. It will serve as incentive for future stealing of elections since incumbents would think that if they steal elections, it would lead to mediation and power-sharing deals. This is what happened in Zimbabwe, leading to the current intractable deadlock in that country. Gbagbo, like Mugabe, lost the election; he must vacate the presidency. Period. Talk of power-sharing deal should be off the table and the appropriate pressure must be put on Gbagbo to leave the presidency.

Updates: African press calls for Gbagbo to go.