A day after ECOWAS chiefs of staffs finalized plans for a military intervention, Nigeria's Senate refused support President Bola Tinubu's proposal to deploy soldiers. Tinubu is the current chair of ECOWAS. Meanwhile, Niger has seen multiple demonstrations in support of the coup that overthrew Mohamed Bazoum
Overthrown of a government that the people do not want is something completely democratic thing. It is what the French did in the revolution, it is what the Cubans did, it is what the Nicaraguans did, it is what a lot of nations did. Simply because a coup is supported by the military does not mean it is not legitimate. Military have shifted to right wing politics mostly in the West but it didn’t used to be like that and there are multiple examples of this throughout history. Voting isn’t the only way to do democracy.
Is remains to be proven that Niger’s population actually wanted to remove their elected leader by force. This coup was carried out by the military group that was in charge of the president’s security, not Niger’s citizen.
Overthrown of a government that the people do not want is something completely democratic thing. It is what the French did in the revolution, it is what the Cubans did, it is what the Nicaraguans did, it is what a lot of nations did. Simply because a coup is supported by the military does not mean it is not legitimate. Military have shifted to right wing politics mostly in the West but it didn’t used to be like that and there are multiple examples of this throughout history. Voting isn’t the only way to do democracy.
Is remains to be proven that Niger’s population actually wanted to remove their elected leader by force. This coup was carried out by the military group that was in charge of the president’s security, not Niger’s citizen.
Fair, I am not saying this is exactly that case but wanted to point out coups are not always something bad for the people.