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Ivorian President: Laurent Gbagbo Denounces a "Civil Coup" and Supports Demonstrators

On the eve of the closing of the campaign for the first round of the presidential election for which his candidacy was rejected by the Constitutional Council due to his de-listing for a criminal conviction, former President Laurent Gbagbo gave an interview to AFO Media on Wednesday 22 October.

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On the eve of the closing of the campaign for the first round of the presidential election for which his candidacy was rejected by the Constitutional Council due to his de-listing for a criminal conviction, former President Laurent Gbagbo gave an interview to AFO Media on Wednesday 22 October.

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Excluded from the October 25 poll because of a judicial conviction, the former Ivorian president, who had no longer publicly expressed himself since August 16, affirmed his "support" to opposition protesters, without calling them to "go down the street".

A few days before the presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, former president and emblematic figure of the opposition, goes up to the niche to denounce what he considers to be an unfair and manipulated electoral process. In a statement, Gbagbo affirms: "It is for electoral reasons that I am... The article Laurent Gbagbo: "What is preparing for October 25 is not an election, it is a civil coup d'état" appeared first on ledjely.

Three days before the presidential election in a Côte d'Ivoire tense like an arc, former president Laurent Gbagbo gave a long interview to journalist Alain Foka. The form and the background of this interview disconcerted more than one Ivorian. Decryption. Correspondence Abidjan Laurent Gbagbo, the great absentee of the Ivorian presidential campaign For several days, rumours have roared: Gbagbo will speak. And opposition activists like his oppone…

Abidjan - Three days before the presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire, former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, who is now an opponent and whose candidacy has been rejected, on Wednesday called the election a "Civil State coup", expressing his "support" to those who "demonstrate against this electoral robbery." While outgoing President Alassane Ouattara (in power since 2011) is the great favourite, the political climate has been tense in Côte d…

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