US EditionTo boycott or not to boycott? Ivory Coast holds tense parliamentary election
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To boycott or not to boycott? Ivory Coast holds tense parliamentary election
Supporters of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo are divided over whether to boycott the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections. The disagreement follows the recent presidential election, in which incumbent President Alassane Ouattara won a controversial fourth term after Gbagbo was barred from running. Despite the party’s official call for a boycott, some of Gbagbo’s supporters have chosen to take part in the legislative elections. Rep…
The Ivorian left is going through one of the most critical phases of its recent political history. It is undermined by internal divisions, weakened by contested strategic choices and faced with opaque alliances and seems to be moving towards a planned marginalization. Behind the boycott of the parliamentary elections by the PCA-CI, according to several observers, is an internal mechanism with hints of betrayal, which could permanently weaken the…
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