Prime Minister Didier Fils-Aimé can be proud of his National Pact for Stability and the Organization of Elections. In our recent turbulent history, one would have to rack their brains to find a head of state who managed to bring together around him the bulk of the political class and civil society in all its diversity, as well as the international community. It is difficult today to say who constitutes the opposition to the Fils-Aimé administration. Even the formation of the government appeared to be a mere formality for the head of government.

As if the stars are aligning for the businessman-turned-Prime Minister, the process of registering political parties—an important step in the electoral process—is seeing tremendous success. Three hundred and twenty political parties have crowded the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) to register. Is this enough to say that the country is in election mode? It is still too early to say.