there are serious discrepancies in the results announced by the chairman of the iec notwithstanding this the gross violations of the ivorian constitution and laws and un procedures major powers such as france and the us as well as the un representative mister choi hastily supported outtara’s victory the un representative who had no mandate from the un or the au acted in violation of all the agreements reached by both parties to the conflict these agreements which were duly endorsed by the au and the un clearly outline that the role of the un representative was to ensure that the elections were free and fair and not to pronounce on the results