2011 Ivorian parliamentary election

none Ivory Coast 2000–01 2016 11 December 2011 All 255 seats in the National Assembly Rally of the Republicans Alassane Ouattara 42.00 125 5 Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally Henri Konan Bédié 28.97 77 94 Union for Democracy and Peace in Ivory Coast Albert Toikeusse Mabri fr 3.17 8 New Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace Alassane Ouattara 1.64 4 New Movement of the Forces of the Future Innocent Anaky Kobena 0.76 3 1 Union for Ivory Coast Mel Eg Théodore 0.50 1 New Independents – 21.03 35 22 Prime Minister Guillaume Soro Independent Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally Parliamentary elections were held in Ivory Coast on 11 December 2011,Ivory Coast sets parliamentary poll date News 24, 28 September 2011http://news.abidjan.net/h/409270.html Elections législatives prochaines : Le 11 décembre 2011 pourrait être retenu #CIV2010 News.abidjan.net 2013-04-22https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13171495 BBC News Ivory Coast: Alassane Ouattara recalls army to barracks April 22, 2011 after the presidential elections in late 2010. They followed a peace agreement between the government and the New Forces (former rebels) that was signed in March 2007."Ivorian president vows to hold elections as scheduled", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), July 10, 2007. The Rally of the Republicans, the party of President Alassane Ouattara, won just under half the seats in the National Assembly. Background Following the agreement, the election was planned to be held in the first quarter of 2008. On 6 August 2007, then-president Laurent Gbagbo said it would be possible, with goodwill and determination, to hold the election as early as December 2007."Ivory Coast to hold elections by end of 2007, president says", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), August 6, 2007."COTE D'IVOIRE: Observers, opposition wary of Gbagbo’s rush to elections", IRIN, August 7, 2007. This was greeted with widespread skepticism by observers and the opposition, who said that the preparations for elections would be incomplete at such an early stage. It was announced on 12 September that the process of voter identification and registration would begin on 25 September,"Abidjan polls likely in 2008 - electoral body", AFP (IOL), September 14, 2007. and if it went well it was expected to be completed by the end of 2007."Cote d'Ivoire likely to hold elections in October 2008", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), September 14, 2007. On 13 September the President of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI), Robert Mambe, said that the presidential election should be held, "at the latest", ten months after the end of the identification process, around October 2008, and that the parliamentary election should be held 45 days after the presidential election. On 18 September Gbagbo again expressed his desire to see the elections held quickly and said that he was opposed to the "remote dates" being suggested."Ivorian leader calls for early elections"April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes , African Press Agency, September 19, 2007. The public hearings of the identification process were intended for about three million people born in Ivory Coast who did not yet have identification papers. The hearings were launched on 25 September and were to be held first in Ouragahio and Ferkessédougou, respectively the home regions of Gbagbo and Prime Minister Guillaume Soro."Public hearings begin in Côte d'Ivoire"April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes , Panapress (afriquenligne.fr), September 25, 2007. The French company Sagem was designated as the technical operator of the electoral register in November 2007."Côte d'Ivoire: une présidentielle en juin de plus en plus improbable", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), March 23, 2008 fr. On 27 November Gbagbo and Soro reached an agreement in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, that the election would be held by the end of June 2008; the electoral commission was to propose the specific date of the election."Ivorian leaders pledge polls in 2008", AFP (IOL), November 27, 2007. Gbagbo reiterated on December 19 that the election would be held no later than the end of June 2008, and he said that he would visit all the regions held by the New Forces by March 2008 and would then make a report to the Constitutional Council, which would in turn approve the holding of the election.https://archive.today/20110816220822/http://www.afriquenligne.fr/actualites/politique/la-presidentielle-ivoirienne-aura-lieu-en-juin-2008-2007122013745/ "La présidentielle ivoirienne aura lieu en juin 2008", Panapress (afriquenligne.fr), December 20, 2007 fr. French Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Kouchner said on 27 January 2008 that the election might be delayed slightly past the end of June deadline due to technical requirements, particularly the need to update voter lists."Kouchner : la présidentielle en Côte d'Ivoire "peut-être retardée" un peu", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), January 27, 2008 fr. While Ouattara and Bédié said that full implementation of the peace agreement, including total disarmament of the New Forces, was not necessary prior to the holding of the election, Pascal Affi N'Guessan, the President of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI), Gbagbo's party, said that disarmament must be completed before the election."Côte d'Ivoire: bilan "mitigé" de l'accord de Ouagadougou, selon le parti de Gbagbo", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), 25 February 2008. By March 2008, the common view among observers was that it would be impossible to hold the election as early as June. Although no leading political figures had yet expressed that view, in March Gbagbo referred to the importance of considering actual conditions and said that it would not mean "death" if the election was not held in June. On 14 April Government Spokesman Amadou Koné announced that the presidential election would be held on 30 November, thus delaying it by five months. According to Koné, the date was chosen by the CEI, which had presented a report to the government. Koné said that the parliamentary election would be held on a different date."Côte d'Ivoire: le premier tour de la présidentielle fixé au 30 novembre", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), April 14, 2008 fr. Gbagbo expressed enthusiasm on the occasion, describing it as "a great day for Côte d'Ivoire". According to Soro's spokesman Sindou Méité, a "broad consensus" had been reached by Soro and other leading political figures regarding the date. The PDCI and RDR welcomed the announcement of a date, although they remained cautious; the United Nations Operation in Ivory Coast also welcomed it. On the same day, Gbagbo signed a decree outlining the terms of cooperation between the National Institute of Statistics and the French company Sagem, the latter of which is tasked with surveying the population so that voter lists can be updated and new voter cards can be created."La Côte d'Ivoire, sous pression, fixe enfin une date pour la présidentielle", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), April 15, 2008 fr. Campaign The Ivorian Popular Front boycotted the election,http://www.france24.com/en/20111209-gbagbo-party-boycotts-ivory-coast-elections-parliament-fpi-ouattara Boycott by Gbagbo party clouds Ivory Coast polls 9 December 2011 11 December 2011 France 24 accusing the electoral commission of bias in favour of Alassane Ouattara and accusing the army of intimidating FPI supporters during the campaign.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16128831 Low turnout in Ivory Coast parliamentary elections 11 December 2011 12 December 2011 BBC News The party also complained of having been limited in informing the electorate, with the pro-FPI newspaper Notre Voie having been banned by the government and many of its journalists arrested or jailed.http://www.bcafrica.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=259:reconciliation-likely-to-be-an-unlikely-outcome-of-ivorian-elections&catid=42:latest-news&Itemid=224 Reconciliation likely to be an unlikely outcome of Ivorian elections 11 December 2011 Business Council for AfricaAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Gbagbo supporters defying the boycott participated in the election with the coalition National Congress for the Resistance of Democracy. Ouattara's supporters formed the coalition Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16069569 BBC News Q&A: Ivory Coast parliamentary elections December 8, 2011 Results Following court challenges to the election of 66 of the MPs, 11 results were declared invalid (five of those were won by the RDR, four by independents, one by the UDPCI).I Coast court annuls 11 election results News 24, 1 February 2012 Reruns were held on 26 February 2012. File:Ivory Coast Parliament 2011.svg Rally of the Republicans 819086 125 Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally 564958 77 Union for Democracy and Peace in Ivory Coast 61898 8 Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace 32041 4 Ivorian Workers' Party 17889 0 Movement of the Forces of the Future 14750 3 Union for Ivory Coast 9757 1 Liberty and Democracy for the Republic 3624 0 #781F0B UDPCI–MFA–PIT 2453 0 United Cape for Democracy and Development 1551 0 UDPCI–RDR 1514 0 Ivorian Ecological Movement 1511 0 Democratic and Civic Union 1505 0 Community Revolution Party 890 0 Union for Total Democracy in Ivory Coast 866 0 Democratic and Social Movement 766 0 Ivorian Movement for Renewal and Hope 693 0 Ivorian Party of Farmers 530 0 Union of Peasants, Workers and Employees 499 0 Party for Progress and Socialism 468 0 Union of Democrats for Progress 397 0 National Civic Movement 368 0 Ivorian Conglomerat for the Renewal of Moderates 362 0 National Union for Democracy 314 0 National Democratic Party 267 0 Republican Party 246 0 Union for National Progress 151 0 National Party of Young Democrats 143 0 La Renaissance 123 0 Party of Republican Democrats 78 0 Pan-African Democratic Rally 76 0 Federation of Families 74 0 Union of Liberals 57 0 Ivorian Party of Rising to Challenges 43 0 People's Socialist Union 39 0 Group for Democracy and Progress 36 0 Independents 410057 35 Invalidated/not declared 2 1958332 112461 5664377 Election Passport, CEI References Ivory Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Ivory Coast Ivory