▁was ▁signed ▁on ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁Guillaume ▁S oro , ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Forces , ▁became ▁prime ▁minister . ▁These ▁events ▁were ▁seen ▁by ▁some ▁obser vers ▁as ▁substantial ly ▁strength ening ▁G bag bo ' s ▁position . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁UN ICE F , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁war , ▁water ▁and ▁san itation ▁infrastr ucture ▁had ▁been ▁greatly ▁dam aged . ▁Commun ities ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁required ▁rep airs ▁to ▁their ▁water ▁supply . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election ▁ ▁The ▁president ial ▁elections ▁that ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁organized ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁were ▁post pon ed ▁until ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁pre lim inary ▁results ▁announced ▁independently ▁by ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Commission ▁from ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁O u att ara ▁due ▁to ▁concern ▁about ▁fra ud ▁in ▁that ▁commission . ▁They ▁showed ▁a ▁loss ▁for ▁G bag bo ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁former ▁prime ▁minister ▁A lass ane ▁O u att ara . ▁ ▁The ▁r uling ▁F PI ▁cont ested ▁the ▁results ▁before ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Council , ▁charg ing ▁massive ▁fra ud ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁depart ments ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁reb els ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Forces . ▁These ▁charges ▁were ▁contrad icted ▁by ▁United ▁Nations ▁obser vers ▁( un like ▁African ▁Union ▁obser vers ). ▁The ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁results ▁led ▁to ▁severe ▁t ension ▁and ▁violent ▁inc idents . ▁The ▁Constitution al ▁Council , ▁which ▁consisted