US EditionIvory Coast votes as Ouattara seeks a fourth term with key rivals sidelined
Incumbent Ouattara seeks a fourth term after a 2016 constitutional reset while key opposition candidates are barred and 44,000 security forces ensure order amid tensions.
- Voters in the Ivory Coast are voting today in a presidential election where incumbent Alassane Ouattara is the overwhelming favorite to win a fourth term.
- Key opposition figures, including Laurent Gbagbo, have been barred from running, raising concerns over fairness.
- Security is tight, with about 44,000 forces deployed amid fears of unrest similar to past elections, where violence left hundreds dead.
- Opposition groups have called for protests and a boycott of the election amid claims that candidacy restrictions favor Ouattara.
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After an election where the opposition had been rejected, Alassane Ouattara set out for a new victory in the presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire and headed for his fourth term.
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Ouattara set for fourth term after Ivory Coast presidential vote
Voting ended Saturday in Ivory Coast for a new president, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara expected to win a fourth term against a divided opposition further hobbled by the barring of two leading candidates.
Despite its democratic standing, Ivory Coast is under pressure because of Ouattara's renewed candidacy.
The president is the huge favourite of a vote whose opposition is ruled out by the courts. ...
He had promised to withdraw after two terms, now that he is running for a fourth... Will Alassane Ouattara be re-elected President of Côte d'Ivoire this Saturday, in a two-round election whose campaign has been strained? Questions and answers with Nicolas Klingelschmitt, teacher at UQAM and research officer on Africa at the Centre d'études et de recherches internationales de l'Université de Montréal (CÉRIUM).
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