CI presidential election results

Today, we follow-up on our October 30th post about the presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire. Despite protests from the incumbent’s opposing parties, Alassane Ouattara has won the election with 94% of the vote. Opposition tried to boycott the election saying that President Ouattara running for a third term was illegal. President Ouattara won the presidency in 2010, with a five-year term. He won a second five-year term in 2015. During his second term, the constitution was amended to place a two term limit on the presidency. Ouattara and his supporters rebutted the boycott, reasoning that because constitution was edited in 2016 to include the term limit and because Ouattara’s first term was completed before that change, it did not fall under the new rule; therefore, if reelected, this would be Ouattara’s second (and final) term under the amended constitution. Opposition stated Ouattara’s campaign and possible reelection could lead to civil war but Ouattara has made a clear point to not involve the military in any response to protests or demonstrations. The president’s party has made it clear they have no intention of allowing destabilization to occur again and possibly lead to another civil war like in 2010. We are happy to see and report that there has been minimal unrest and with such an overwhelming majority of voters supporting his reelection, we believe there is little chance of any serious conflict that would destabilize the country once more. Read more about Côte d'Ivoire election results here.

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