Côte d’Ivoire: 2020 presidential election
Côte d’Ivoire held a presidential election on Saturday 31 October 2020.
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Briefing
Controversially, incumbent President Alassane Dramane Ouattara was permitted to run for a third consecutive term. This prompted several protests in the major cities, despite an increased crackdown on the opposition.
President Ouattara was declared the winner by election authorities, securing a landslide 95 per cent of valid votes cast, helped by the opposition candidates encouraging their supporters to boycott the election in a bid to discredit Ouattara’s legitimacy.
Violence has continued since the election result was announced.
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