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His main challenger, Member of Parliament Nito Viegas D'Abreu, backed by former Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada, received 41.46% of the vote. The election, however, was marked by a high voter ab...

Elected in May 2020 with 68.72% of the vote, the head of state is now seeking a new term, in line with the Constitution, which allows for two seven-year terms. In power since 2005, the CNDD-FDD conti...

This election comes after the adoption last September of a new Constitution, approved by referendum, which introduces major institutional reforms. These include extending the presidential term to sev...

Before an audience that included a dozen African heads of state, former leaders, and government officials, the Constitutional Council convened in a formal session at the presidential palace in Abidja...

Across all the areas concerned, candidate Alassane Ouattara is largely in the lead, with results ranging between 69.98% and 90.63%. More than 8 million voters were expected to cast their ballots on S...

Freshly returned from a nine-month exile, Domingos Simões Pereira seemed well on his way to entering the race for the highest office. To his dismay, however, the Supreme Court invalidated his party�...