Election 2020 Cote D Ivoire

This election is happening in the context of rising political tensions as president alassane ouattara seeks a controversial third term while using the state to bar his political opponents from running against him.

Election 2020 cote d ivoire. Côte d ivoire election 2020. President alassane ouattara above voting in his country s election oct. Reuters luc gnago as the presidential election campaign draws to a close in côte d ivoire an information war pitting the ruling party against the opposition is escalating on social media.

Photo by yvan sonh xinhua in these photos taken yesterday election officials could be seen preparing documents at a polling station in the coastal capital abidjan. Former prime minister guillaume soro who was living in france announced that he would contest the elections. Cote d ivoire held a presidential election on october 31 2020.

A resident signs to collect her voting card ahead of the october 31 presidential election in abidjan ivory coast 14 october 2020. 3 2020 ap photo by leo correa. Ouattara wins controversial 3rd term issued on.

By vincent duhem in abidjan posted on monday 2 november 2020 18 53. The presidential election will be held on oct. Ivorians head to the polls on october 31 in côte d ivoire s most momentous election since the post election crisis that caused 3 000 deaths in 2010 2011 the pre election period has seen low intensity violence like riots violence against protestors and sporadic communal violence.

Guest post by sebastian van baalen and jesper bjarnesen. Cote d ivoire s post election political crisis shows little sign. Pascal affi n guessan president of ivorian popular front fpi speaks during an opposition coalition news conference after the election in abidjan ivory coast november 1 2020.

A policeman walks past a burning barricade during a protest in abidjan cote d ivoire nov. 03 11 2020 10 44 une femme vote dans un bureau de vote lors de l élection présidentielle à abidjan côte d ivoire. In fact some in the international community including the government of france and the ngo.