Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in office with 89.77% of the vote, according to provisional results announced by the electoral commission on Monda
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has been re-elected for a fourth term after winning 89.77 percent of the votes in Saturday’s presidential election, the country’s electoral commission announced on Monday.
The poll, held under tight security, saw low voter turnout in opposition strongholds following the exclusion of key rivals Laurent Gbagbo and Tidjane Thiam.
Commission head Ibrahime Kuibiert Coulibaly said turnout stood at 50.10 percent, close to the 2020 level when Ouattara won by a similar margin. Entrepreneur Jean-Louis Billon came second with 3.09 percent.
Observers described the election as largely peaceful but marked by political tension and opposition disengagement.
Ouattara, who has led Ivory Coast since 2011, remains a deeply polarising figure. Opposition parties have rejected the result, calling for fresh elections.
“The Ivorians said NO to prophets of doom,” pro-government daily Patriote wrote, while opposition paper Notre Voie described the vote as “reflecting a divided country.”