B. Alleged violations 9. The Applicants allege violation of the right of the Burkinabè to participate in elections, protected jointly by Article 13(1) of the Charter, Article 4(2) of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (hereinafter “ACDEG”), Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (hereinafter “the ICCPR”) and Article 2(1) of the ECOWAS Protocol A/SP1/12/01 on Democracy and Good Governance (hereinafter “the ECOWAS Democracy Protocol”). III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 10. The Application was filed on 5 November 2020 together with a request for provisional measures. 11. On 10 November 2020, the Registry acknowledged receipt of the Application. On the same date, the Registry served the Application on the Respondent State asking it to file its Response to the request for provisional measures within three days, submit the names of its representatives within 30 days and file its Response to the main Application within 90 days of receipt. 12. On expiry of the time limit set for it to respond to the request for provisional measures, the Respondent State did not file any submission. 13. On 20 November 2020, the Court issued a Ruling dismissing the request for provisional measures, which was notified to the Parties on the same day. 14. On 21 January 2021, the Registry received a correspondence from the Respondent State appointing its representatives. However, the latter did not file a Response to the main Application despite a reminder sent to that effect on 30 June 2022 informing it that, in accordance with Rule 63(1) of the Rules, the Court would render a judgment by default if the Respondent State 4