US EditionCôte d’Ivoire’s Election Power Scramble Gains Momentum
CÔTE D'IVOIRE, APR 1 – Laurent Gbagbo forms new political alliances amid shifting power dynamics after the death of Amadou Gon Coulibaly, aiming for a comeback in Côte d'Ivoire's upcoming election.
- Côte d’Ivoire is preparing for its presidential elections scheduled for October 2025, with incumbent President Alassane Ouattara expected to run for re-election.
- The Independent Electoral Commission excluded four high-profile candidates on June 4, 2025, citing legal technicalities amid growing political tensions.
- Opposition parties PDCI and PPA-CI formed an alliance in June 2025 to challenge the government, while disinformation campaigns from Russia and France have intensified ahead of the polls.
- Between January and June 2025, Ivoirecheck identified and corrected numerous false election-related claims, while Russia was found to back nearly 40 percent of disinformation efforts across Africa, being linked to 80 recorded campaigns that affect more than 22 nations on the continent.
- The elections risk triggering political unrest reminiscent of the 2010-2011 post-electoral crisis, which most Ivorians do not want to relive amid persistent fears of a possible post-electoral crisis.
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Laurent Gbagbo: from the top, down and a likely glorious return
President from 2000 to 2011 Laurent Gbagbo is due to return to Ivory Coast on Thursday after a ten-year absence, buoyed by his acquittal at the end of March by the International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC) on charges of crimes against humanity committed during the post-election crisis of 2010.
Watchdogs warn of lack of transparency in Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential candidate selection process
There were 189 disinformation campaigns in Africa between 2022 and 2024Originally published on Global VoicesFrom left to right: Charles Blé Goudé, Laurent Gbagbo, Guillaume Soro, and Tidjane Thiam, the four candidates excluded from the October 2025 elections. Screenshot from the video “Côte d’Ivoire: The Final Electoral List” on the Tv5monde Afrique YouTube Channel By Jeslyn Lemke Côte d’Ivoire is preparing to hold its presidential elections in …
Côte d’Ivoire’s election power scramble gains momentum
The NewsAn unexpected thaw between Côte d’Ivoire’s ruling coalition and a key opposition movement has disrupted the country’s political landscape, three months ahead of closely watched presidential elections, raising the prospect of prolonged instability in Francophone West Africa’s biggest economy.Last Wednesday a delegation of government ministers paid a first-of-its-kind visit to former First Lady Simone Gbagbo, who on July 5 announced her ca…
In Côte d'Ivoire, just over a month from the closing of the presidential candidacy in October, a vote was raised in the PCA-CI to advocate for a "precautionary" strategy. In an open letter addressed to former President Laurent Gbagbo, who had been absent from the electoral lists since 2020, Ahoua Don Mello, Vice-President of the PCA-CI, called for an expansion of the game within the party, allowing more candidates to be nominated. An exit that d…
DECRYPTAGE - Justice has removed the former banker Tidjane Thiam from the electoral lists, who was planning to run. He joins former president Laurent Gbagbo, who was also condemned.
In the absence of amnesty for President Alassane Ouattara after his Ivorian conviction following the serious post-election crisis of 2010-2011, he cannot be re-registered.
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