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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara won a controversial third term in an election boycotted by the opposition.
It obtained 94% of the votes, even winning 99% in some of its strongholds.
The participation stood at almost 54%. The result must be confirmed by the Constitutional Council.
On Monday, the Ivorian opposition said it was creating a transitional government that would organize a new election.
The main opposition candidates, Pascal Affi N’Guessan and Henri Konan Bédié, had urged their supporters not to vote.
They got 1% and 2% respectively, while a fourth candidate, Kouadio Konan Bertin, also got 2%, according to official results.
Opposition figures say it was illegal for Ouattara to stand for a third term as he violated the rules on term limits.
“Keeping Mr. Ouattara as head of state will probably lead to civil war,” M N’guessan said, adding that the opposition noticed a power vacancy.
But the president’s supporters dispute it, citing a constitutional change in 2016 that they say means his first term did not actually count.
His party warned the opposition against any “attempt to destabilize” the country, which is still reeling from a civil war sparked by a disputed 2010 election.
At least 16 people have died since unrest broke out in August after President Ouattara said he would reappear after the sudden death of his preferred successor.
At least nine people were killed during Saturday’s vote, the AFP news agency reports.
Source: BBC
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