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Cote d'Ivoire: High Stakes, Tensions in Presidential Election
African Arguments, 23 September 2020
Political leaders are unlikely to resolve rising tensions. To ensure stability, the electoral commission and regional bodies must intervene. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Presidential Election - Four Candidates On the Starting Block
Cameroon Tribune, 16 September 2020
Incumbent Alassane Ouattara, former President Henri Konan Bedie, Gbagbo's former Prime Minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan and Kouadio Konan Bertin, retained for the October 31 race. Read more »
Tensions Mount Ahead of Cote d'Ivoire's Presidential Elections
Political leaders are unlikely to resolve rising tensions ahead of the much-anticipated 31 October presidential elections. The presidential election has become a contest between old adversaries for domination over Côte d'Ivoire's political affairs for potentially the next decade. The race is being shaped by figures whose actions have contributed to political instability in the past. President Alassane Ouattara (2011-) is seeking a contentious third term. Former president Henri Konan Bédié (1993-1999) is aiming to return to the position from which he was overthrown in a coup. And while former president Laurent Gbagbo (2000-2011) has been barred from competing, he remains influential and his former prime minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan has been approved writes David Kode for African Arguments.
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Renewed protests erupted in many cities across the country as the Constitutional Council approved President Alassane Ouattara's bid for a third term in office. At least 15 people ... Read more »
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During a national address, President Alassane Ouattara announced that following the death of "his candidate" Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly for the presidential election, he ... Read more »
