Tag: Politics Ivory Coast
at the PDCI congress, Tidjane Thiam and Jean-Marc Yacé in the running to succeed Henri Konan Bedié
The PDCI holds its 8th Extraordinary Congress in Yamoussoukro, the administrative capital. This congress takes place after a political-legal standoff. Initially scheduled for last Saturday, the congress was suspended at…
Kandia Kamissoko Camara elected new president of the Senate
His name has been circulating for several days in Ivory Coast. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Kandia Camara has just been elected president of the Senate on October 12, 2023.…
victory assured for the majority in the senatorial elections
On September 16, in Côte d’Ivoire, a little more than 9,000 electors were called to vote to elect 64 senators, or almost two-thirds of the upper house. The remaining third…
the electoral commission cancels the results of the vote in the Guémon region
In Côte d’Ivoire, the independent electoral commission was unable to proclaim the results of the regional elections in Guémon, in the west of the country. Violence and dysfunctions hampered the…
controversy in Cocody after the search of the town hall
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…
local elections, a trial balloon for the 2025 presidential election
Nearly 8 million voters are called to the polls this Saturday in Côte d’Ivoire for the municipal and regional elections. The elections concern 31 regions and 201 municipalities. In total,…
Laurent Gbagbo rules out any boycott policy in the elections
In Côte d’Ivoire, the opponent Laurent Gbagbo met the press on Tuesday August 22 for an exchange on several themes: economy, internal politics, coup d’etat in Niger. The former president…
differences persist between the PDCI and the PPA-CI in Abidjan
The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) of Côte d’Ivoire has acceded to the demands of the two main opposition parties by postponing the deadline for the official submission of candidatures for…
in Yopougon, Simone Gbagbo’s MPG joins forces with the PDCI for the municipal elections
Before the municipal elections of September 2, 2023, Simone Gbagbo supported the PDCI candidate in the commune of Yopougon. The PPA-CI failed to reach agreement with the PDCI in the…
PPA-CI and PDCI are struggling to materialize their alliance for municipal and regional authorities
Less than two months before the regional and municipal elections in Côte d’Ivoire (September 2), discussions are continuing between Laurent Gbagbo’s PPA-CI and Henri Konan Bédié’s PDCI. Discussions with a…