Jean-Jacques Konadjé l COTE D’IVOIRE, THE PRICE OF POSITIVE PEACE It should also be noted that the political, security and economic challenges have contributed to influencing the conduct of the protracted DDR process in Côte d' Ivoire, despite the satisfactory results that this process has been able to achieve. Its application has highlighted the ability of political actors to steer this process according to their partisan interests. The events of the year 2017 show in many respects that the issue of taking demo­bilised soldiers into account as key players in the current and future political game is no longer to be demonstrated. They have succeeded in establishing connections with these political actors for whom they could monetise their services in a timely manner. Indeed, the parliamentary elections of 2011 demonstrated this reality. Some candidates did not shy away from using demobilised soldiers during the election campaigns. Better yet, the latest violent demonstrations have finally convinced the public of their capacity for nuisance. Notwithstanding the difficulties encoun­tered, DDR in Côte d' Ivoire remains a success story for all countries emerging from crisis. 26