The judgement of international observers that the presidential election in 2010 was free and fair, despite some irregularities, combined with the absence of serious violence and the restraint shown by the security forces, will facilitate Togo's relations with key partners and donors, as will the formation of the coalition government between the RPT and the UFC. Financial support from key donors, including the EU, the IMF and the World Bank, which resumed in 2008 after a 15-year hiatus, will continue. Togo's relations with fellow members of the Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine and the Economic Community of West African States will widen and deepen during the forecast period, helped by the improved political situation. Togo will remain a significant contributor to peacekeeping operations on the continent and will maintain close relations with France, the former colonial power.