US EditionIvory Coast’s President Announces Bid for a Fourth Term After Changing the Constitution
IVORY COAST, JUL 29 – Ouattara reversed his earlier decision to step down, citing national challenges and constitutional allowance, with his candidacy contested after constitutional term limit changes.
- Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced he will run for a fourth term in the election on October 25.
- Ouattara stated, "I am a candidate because the constitution of our country allows me to run for another term and my health permits it."
- The opposition accused the authorities of excluding candidates, but the government claims that the judiciary acts independently.
- Ouattara emphasized that experience is needed to address the country's unprecedented security, economic, and monetary challenges.
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Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara will run for a fourth term in the country’s highly contested October elections. He previously said he would step down, but in January signaled his desire to continue at the helm of Francophone West Africa’s biggest economy. Speculation over Ouattara’s candidacy has been rife since a court barred former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam from running in June.Ouattara, 83, said that “the constitution of our…
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The outgoing Head of State, in power since 2011, is running for a fourth term of 83 years, taking advantage of an empty political landscape of his main rivals.
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