Why should the West insist on elections in a country that since 1984 was ruled by a Western-backed dictator, Lansana Conté, who himself came to power in a military coup? He maintained a constitution, and held elections, but this did not make him a democratic ruler, nor was he able to extricate his country from appalling backwardness despite its tremendous potential for economic development.
对于一个1984年以来就由西方支持的独裁者兰萨纳·孔戴统治的国家来说，西方为什么要坚持选举呢？毕竟孔戴自己就曾依靠军事政变起家。他保留了宪法和选举，但却并没有因此成为民主统治者，他也没有成功发掘出这个国家在经济发展方面的巨大潜质，把他的国家从令人震惊的落后状况中解救出来。