UN General Assembly
2010

I reiterate here the profound gratitude of the Government and people of Togo to all of our partners, 10-54965 42 to regional and international institutions, and to the friendly countries that supported us throughout the electoral process, making it a success and a good example. Our gratitude goes to the United Nations for its many forms of support throughout the process of democratization and consolidation. I would also encourage the United Nations to invest even more in preventive democracy by, inter alia, beginning to envision mechanisms that could lead all parties to accept the results of elections that are recognized as credible and transparent by the international community. That is a challenge we have to take up, particularly in our young democracies, and especially the African democracies, so that the post- electoral period is no longer a nightmare or a source of division among our peaceful populations. Notwithstanding his outstanding victory, and faithful to his policy of reaching out to his opponents, President Faure Gnassingbé appealed to all persons of