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President Akufo-Addo has expressed his best wishes to Alpha Conde and Alassane Ouattara, elected presidents of the Republic of Guinea and Ivory Coast respectively.
In his congratulatory message to both presidents, Akufo-Addo urged them to “accelerate the process of dialogue and reconciliation between key players in the political process to banish the specter of potential instability.”
Cordial congratulations to President Alpha Condé and the people of the Republic of Guinea. God bless him and the Guinean people, and we wish him the best for him and the continued success of his country. pic.twitter.com/BYxFHD06rh
– Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) November 10, 2020
Warm congratulations to the president @AOuattara_PRCI and the people of Côte d’Ivoire. God bless him and the people of the Ivory Coast, and wishes him best wishes and the continued success of the country. pic.twitter.com/1jbfDEEZyR
– Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) November 10, 2020
The Akufo-Addo message follows the highly controversial circumstances in which the two presidents were elected to preside over their countries.
In Guinea, Alpha Conde’s third-year candidacy was contested by political opponents, following the ruling party’s assertion that a constitution passed in March this year had reset the president’s term to zero, making it viable. to run again under the new constitution.
They called the ruling party’s actions “unconstitutional” amid several months of protests and boycotted the elections.
After several days of waiting, Alpha Condé’s victory in the first round of the presidential elections on October 18 was confirmed on Saturday November 7 at around 12:30 GMT by the Constitutional Court.
Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire, also in similar circumstances, had been re-elected to power following the approval of a new constitution in 2016 that he claims allows him to restart his term.
About 35 people were killed during clashes between rival political parties in the run-up to the vote and on election day, authorities said.
The Constitutional Council of Côte d’Ivoire formally ratified the re-election of President Alassane Ouattara for a third term on Monday.
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