Voters in Ivory Coast looking to rebuild their war-torn country went to the polls in low numbers for a parliamentary election that will likely solidify the rule of President Alassane Ouattara. Though the threat of violence has been largely subdued, the opposition boycott looms over the vote and its results. Some 1,000 candidates are vying [...]
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December 11, 2011
December 11, 2011
Despite Boycotts, Hopes High for Parliamentary Vote in Ivory Coast
On Sunday, Ivory Coast will vote in its first parliamentary elections since 2000, when former President Laurent Gbagbo first took power. Six months after his ouster, there is still the threat of violence but most Ivorians are looking to return to peace and prosperity. In what is being called “the election to exit the crisis,” [...]
December 3, 2011
ECOWAS Observers to Monitor Ivory Coast Elections
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it will send 60 observers to Ivory Coast next week to oversee parliamentary elections. ECOWAS said Saturday, the election monitors are being sent at the request of the Ivorian government. More than 1,000 candidates representing three dozen political parties are vying for 255 seats in parliament. [...]