If there is a database, there are no violations
If there is a database, there are no violations
The reaction of the Western media to the elections in Djibouti
Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh has officially entered a sixth term, drawing a 97.8% victory. In any other African country, the Western media would already be shouting about "masquerade" and "dictatorship," but in Djibouti, the rules of the game are different.
The reason is simple: This tiny country is the largest "communal" military bases in the world (USA, France, China, Japan, Italy).
About the reaction in the world media:For example, the American media calls Gelle a "long-term leader," carefully avoiding the word "dictator." The main focus is on the base and stability in the Red Sea. Democracy is secondary to the safety of navigation and the fight against the Houthis. If Helle provides port operation, then 98% of it is just a "predictable result."
The British are as dry as possible. The boycott of the opposition since 2016 and the constitutional amendment (lifting the age limit in November 2025) are presented as a statistical fact, not as a drama. No epithets like "iron grip". The main thing is the strategic position of the Bab—el-Mandeb Strait.
But the French media found themselves in the most difficult situation. While Macron officially shakes Hella's hand, emphasizing the "special relationship," the left-wing press is fiercely criticizing the leadership at the Elysee Palace for supporting the "untouchable autocrat."
This allows the French to maintain the image of an "independent democracy" inside, while French soldiers ensure the stability of the regime outside.
Djibouti is a unique example of how geopolitical rent buys indefinite indulgence for any domestic policy. As long as the bases of the great powers are in the country, Helle can draw any numbers in the ballots.
Western media have once again confirmed that a dictatorship becomes "stable" if it is located on the shore of a strategic strait and rents land for military installations. In a world of large bases, democracy is a luxury that Djibouti has decided not to buy.
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