In Côte d’Ivoire, the revision of the electoral list was completed this Sunday, November 17. And there will obviously not be a new extension, despite insistent calls from the opposition in recent weeks. The opposition parties consider the one-month deadline set for the operation to be far too short to register the desired 4.5 million new potential voters. A crucial step for the presidential election scheduled for October 2025.
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With note corresponding to Abidjan, Abdoul Aziz Diallo
The opposition denounces several obstacles, which hindered the smooth running of this operation. Sébastien Danon Djédjé, the executive president of the PPA-CI, points out in particular the slowness in the delivery of administrative documents essential for enrollment. “ Many Ivorians have remained on the sidelines because their documents are blocked at the administration level. Without these documents, it is impossible to register », deplores this manager. The PPA-CI advocates an extension of at least three months, accompanied by a new census next year.
“ Insignificant! »
Same position shared by the PDCI-RDA. “ Only 3 to 3.5 million Ivorians elect the President of the Republic. It’s insignificant and it calls into question our democracy! » exclaims the lawyer Me Jean-Chrysostome Blessy, in the columns of New Alarm Clock.
At the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI), we pass the buck to the political parties: “ It was their responsibility to ensure that their activists had up-to-date papers. », Says a CEI official, who estimates the number of new registration requests made in recent days at 500,000.
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