Cote d'Ivoire Election Preparations in Chaos Following Death of Prime Minister

Ivorians were in shock Thursday following the sudden death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly. The premier died just days after returning from treatment in France for a heart condition. His death has cast uncertainty on the presidential election due in October, for which he was the ruling party's candidate.

"Cote d'Ivoire is in mourning," President Alassane Ouattara said on Wednesday evening.

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