In this upscale town in the district of Abidjan, the tension suddenly rose a notch on Tuesday evening, when gendarmes searched the town hall. And this, while the ballot had gone well and had resulted in the re-election of Jean-Marc Yacé, activist of the PDCI-RDA.
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With our correspondent in Abidjan, Bineta Diagne
Tuesday evening, about twenty gendarmes entered the town hall of Cocody, for according to a witness, ” treat discomfort “. The town hall is also invaded by many militants. According to a person close to the mayor, the gendarmes searched the premises of ” general and IT resources “. They would have left empty-handed, continues this witness.
The scene is broadcast live on the Facebook page of Jean-Marc Yacé, newly re-elected with 42.7% of the vote. His entourage denounces a “ act of intimidation “, because this search would have been carried out ” without warrant “. Who is behind this search? Is there a connection with the elections? At this point, there is little information. And faced with the lack of explanations, speculation is rife.
The RHDP candidate talks about fraud
For his part, Éric Taba, the candidate of the RHDP, denounces fraud. However, he had spontaneously congratulated his challenger on Sunday on his Facebook page. Then the post was removed. Eric Taba now speaks of ” shenanigans “. ” Everything suggests that we won in Cocody, with more than 13 000 votes “, he says on social networks. Éric Taba says he has filed an appeal. It is now up to the Council of State to decide on this file.
The day after the announcement of the results of the municipal and regional elections by the Independent Electoral Commission, the complaints of the candidates began to accumulate. They have until Thursday evening to file a request with the Council of State.
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