NIAMEY, Níger (AP) — Si los soldados alzados que derrocaron al presidente de Níger, Mohamed Bazoum, triunfan, amenazarán la democracia y la seguridad en toda la región y el continente, advirtió un alto cargo del partido del mandatario en una entrevista con The Associated Press.
Boubacar Sabo, vicesecretario general del Partido Nigerino para la Democracia y el Socialismo, afirmó que Bazoum ha sido “secuestrado” por miembros de la guardia presidencial que lo depusieron el 26 de julio y lo mantienen bajo arresto domiciliario desde entonces.
Desde el alzamiento, que según analistas y locales estuvo provocado por una lucha interna entre Bazoum y el jefe de la guardia presidencial, el general Abdourahmane Tchiani, quien ahora está al frente del país, el ejército ha estado apuntalando el respaldo de la población aprovechando las quejas hacia el antiguo gobierno colonial francés, y silenciando a los opositores.
Pero aunque existía una frustración real de los partidos políticos y las organizaciones de la sociedad civil hacia la formación de Bazoum, incluyendo discrepancias con su alianza militar con Francia, no está claro cuánto apoyo genuino tiene la junta en la capital y en todo el país, según expertos en la región del Sahel.
La junta podría tener problemas con su base de apoyos en todo el país si no consigue apaciguar financieramente a las élites locales y si el ejército continúa sufriendo bajas a causa de la creciente violencia yihadista, añadió.
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