Dialogue is no easy answer for Côte d’Ivoire
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Author: William Assanvo
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
Topics: Peace mediation, mediation support, negotiation, dialogue and facilitation / Democracy, governance, active citizenship, civil society, electoral assistance
Year of publication: 2020
Link: https://issafrica.org/iss-today/dialogue-is-no-easy-answer-for-cote-divoire
Resume: On 9 November, the Constitutional Council of Côte d’Ivoire confirmed the first-round re-election of President Alassane Ouattara for a third term. Ouattara won 94.27% of the vote in the 31 October polls.
According to official figures, the voter turnout was 53.9% – a result that allows the government to defend the legitimacy of the president’s new mandate. But the opposition and many observers question its reliability. Ouattara’s re-election ended a particularly tense and contested process that saw the country return to holding elections that have regularly dashed the hopes of Ivorians and paved the way for violence.
Many Ivorians voted in a climate of anxiety and violence (verbal and physical). According to a government statement on 11 November, 85 people died in election-related violence since August, following the announcement of Ouattara’s third term bid.
Author: William Assanvo
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
Topics: Peace mediation, mediation support, negotiation, dialogue and facilitation / Democracy, governance, active citizenship, civil society, electoral assistance
Year of publication: 2020
Link: https://issafrica.org/iss-today/dialogue-is-no-easy-answer-for-cote-divoire
Resume: On 9 November, the Constitutional Council of Côte d’Ivoire confirmed the first-round re-election of President Alassane Ouattara for a third term. Ouattara won 94.27% of the vote in the 31 October polls.
According to official figures, the voter turnout was 53.9% – a result that allows the government to defend the legitimacy of the president’s new mandate. But the opposition and many observers question its reliability. Ouattara’s re-election ended a particularly tense and contested process that saw the country return to holding elections that have regularly dashed the hopes of Ivorians and paved the way for violence.
Many Ivorians voted in a climate of anxiety and violence (verbal and physical). According to a government statement on 11 November, 85 people died in election-related violence since August, following the announcement of Ouattara’s third term bid.
