Ivory Coast: supporters of re-elected president Alassane Ouattara celebrate
Reelection of Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara
Reelection of Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara
President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast has been reelected for a fourth term, as per provisional results announced by Electoral Commission head Ibrahime Kuibiert Coulibaly. Ouattara secured 89.7% of the vote.
Jean-Louis Billon, a former commerce minister, received 3% of the vote, placing him second. Simone Gbagbo, a former first lady, obtained 2.4%. Final results are anticipated by early November. Voter turnout was approximately 50% from the registered 8.5 million electorate.
Reelection of Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast has been reelected for a fourth term, as per provisional results announced by Electoral Commission head Ibrahime Kuibiert Coulibaly.
Ouattara initially came to power in 2011 following a disputed election in 2010. The election was marred by unrest resulting in over 3,000 fatalities. UN and French forces supported his assumption of office. Since then, he has been credited with economic restoration efforts in the nation, which is the largest cocoa producer globally.
Ouattara faced limited opposition due to the exclusion of significant candidates, Tidjane Thiam and Laurent Gbagbo, from the electoral race. During his second term, a constitutional referendum in 2016 altered the two-term limit. In 2020, Ouattara asserted that the constitution reset his term count, a claim rejected by opponents who subsequently boycotted the election, where he won over 90% of the vote.
Based on reporting by Africanews.
