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Ouattara against the expected victory in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara appears set to move to a third term after Saturday’s elections in the West African country. Opponents of the 78-year-old president had called for an electoral boycott and accused Ouattara of violating the constitution.
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara casts his vote in Saturday’s presidential elections.
Ouattara has won at least 90 percent of the vote in 26 electoral districts of the country, according to the Election Commission.
The result is not unexpected, as the opposition has called for a boycott of the elections, which they believe is an illegal attempt by Ouattara to stay in power. But the president says the approval of a new constitution in 2016 will allow him to serve a third term.
The elections leading up to the elections have claimed at least 30 lives. After polling stations closed on Saturday, sporadic violence broke out in various parts of the country and at least five people were killed, according to the country’s authorities.
The ruling RHDP party on Sunday warned opposition leaders to try to destabilize the country.
The development of the events is seen as the greatest challenge so far for stability in the country after the civil war that hit the country in 2010-2011 and which claimed the lives of around 3,000 people.
