Who to lead the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire? Since the disappearance of its leader, Henri Konan Bédié, Professor Alphonse Cowppli-Boni has taken over in the interim. An extraordinary Congress must be held on December 16: its objective, to elect a new president and therefore prepare for the succession.
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With our correspondent in Abidjan, Bineta Diagne
The December 16 Congress will have one agenda: elect a new president. Several names of potential suitors are circulating: Jean-Louis Billon, Maurice Kakou Guikahué, Noël Akossi Bendjo, Jean-Marc Yacé, and even Tidjiane Thiam.
No applications have been submitted at this time. And in all cases, candidates for this position will have to meet several criteria, which Soumaïla Bredoumy, the party spokesperson, listed. “ First: being Ivorian. Enjoy your civil and political rights. Be 40 years old or younger. Be up to date with contributions. Have been a member of the political bureau for at least ten years. Each member of the political bureau present will make their choice and then there will be the counting. If there is no majority, the first two in the lead go to the second round. This is the procedure, it is transparent. As is done in good democracies. »
Among his missions, the next president of the party will have to prepare, with the State and Bédié’s family, the funeral of the former party leader. A funeral that will not take place “ not before the first quarter of 2024 », According to the PDCI spokesperson.
It will then be necessary to prepare a convention to nominate the party’s candidate for the 2025 presidential election.