A/HRC/25/73 reconciliation process and the permanent nature of State institutions. If there is to be a resurgence of a dialogue in Côte d’Ivoire, the fundamental institutional problems that resulted from the elections must be resolved. In particular, consensus must be reached on the mapping of electoral districts, on voters’ lists and on the composition of the Independent Electoral Commission. 14. The success of the municipal elections of April 2013 is a major sign of a return to democracy. The next presidential elections will have to confirm this trend. Yet in the runup to the 2015 elections, the political climate is characterized by a surge of polarization. The Independent Expert should like to warn against the temptation to engage in short-term electioneering aimed solely at taking or maintaining power, to the detriment of the fundamental interests of the Ivorian people: reconciliation, coexistence and shared and lasting prosperity. C. National reconciliation process 15. The Independent Expert should like to emphasize that there is an urgent need to breathe new life and energy into the national reconciliation process, in particular by involving political figures, civil society and the bodies that emerged following the crisis, including the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the National Programme for Social Cohesion. In the light of the long and painful history of the crisis, national reconciliation is all the more important to ensure that the elections of 2015 have democratic legitimacy and are held in a peaceful context. To counter the culture of violence, voting must be the sole democratic framework for competition and opposition. Cooperation among political leaders must go hand in hand with and tap the energy of reconciliation efforts and initiatives taken at the grass-roots level in the heart of the country by such crucial participants as local authorities, traditional and religious chiefs and local civil society organizations. 16. The Independent Expert noted that some interlocutors expressed disappointment in particular with regard to the calendar for the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, whose mandate expired on 28 September 2013. The Commission’s midterm report to the President, submitted on 21 November 2013, highlighted how much the population was mobilized and involved in this phase of its activity, which aimed to establish a basis for truth and reconciliation by systematically setting up structures and mechanisms throughout the country. In this initial phase, the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission established the conditions for the emergence of the three dimensions of truth, commensurate with the seriousness of the crisis in Côte D’Ivoire, as proposed by the Independent Expert in his first report: objectively and rigorously establishing the facts; identifying the perpetrators of human rights violations; and determining the root causes of such violations (A/HRC/19/72, para. 94). The acknowledged failure of most transitional justice bodies (leaving aside political arrangements and superficial shows of reconciliation), provides us with a basic lesson that the lengthy time required for lasting reconciliation is quite different from the nearsighted view of political dealings. The reconciliation process is just as important as judicial, economic and social solutions. Reconciliation matures the people’s conscience, and only such maturity can bring about peace and composure in their hearts. The Independent Expert therefore calls for the renewal of the Commission’s mandate so as to allow it to effectively carry out its mission. It should be able to do so in the legal and financial conditions required to ensure its independence. 17. The Government must take measures to avoid divisions between the bodies responsible for reconciliation and reparation and to promote complementary and cooperative relations between the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the 6 GE.14-10154