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Élection présidentielle ivoirienne de 2015 July 2015 gov
Côte d'Ivoire presidential 2010 Ivorian presidential election 2010 25 October 2015 2020 Ivorian presidential election 2020 52.86% President Alassane Ouattara in Washington - 2017 (38244569701) (cropped).jpg Alassane Ouattara Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace 2,618,229 83.66% Pascal Affi N'Guessan en 2008 (cropped).jpg Pascal Affi N'Guessan AFD Ivorian Popular Front 290,780 9.29% President Alassane Ouattara Rally of the Republicans Alassane Ouattara Rally of the Republicans
Presidential elections were held in Ivory Coast on 25 October 2015. Alassane Ouattara won a second term in a landslide victory over his closest rival Pascal Affi N'Guessan.
Campaign
The President of the Ivory Coast is elected with a five-year mandate through a two-round system, with 50% simple majority required to avoid a run-off. According to the 2000 Constitution of Ivory Coast, candidates are limited to two consecutive terms as president. Incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, first elected in 2010 preceding the 2010–11 Ivorian crisis, stood again to seek a second term.Ivory Coast to hold post-war presidential election on October 25. Reuters. 5 August 2015
Opposition party Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) called for a boycott of the elections in protest against the trial of former President Laurent Gbagbo by the International Criminal Court.Former Ivory Coast President Gbagbo’s Party Calls for Poll Boycott. Voice of America. 10 September 2015. Presidential candidate Pascal Affi N'Guessan denounced the incarceration of Gbagbo and political conditions under Ouattara:
"Peace isn't only the silence of weapons. Can we say that Ivory Coast is in peace when President Gbagbo is in The Hague? With hundreds of political prisoners in jail, Ivory Coast is not in peace."
Some hardliners in the FPI did not want to participate in elections as long as Gbagbo remained imprisoned, but others felt the party needed to remain engaged in the electoral process."Gbagbo's FPI picks presidential hopeful after years of boycotts". Reuters. 8 August 2015.
Results
The vote was relatively peaceful, compared to the unrest that marred previous elections, although voter turnout was down to 54.6%.Alassane Ouattara Is Re-elected President of Ivory Coast. The New York Times. 28 October 2015. Outtara avoided a second round vote and won a second term in office after garnering 83.7%, in a landslide victory over his nearest rival Affi N'Guessan on 9.3%.Ivory Coast election: Alassane Ouattara wins second term. BBC News. 28 October 2015
Alassane Ouattara Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace 2618229 Pascal Affi N'Guessan Alliance of Democratic Forces 290780 Ivorian Popular Front Konan Bertin Kouadio Independent 121386 Henriette Lagou Adjoua Renewal for Peace and Concord 27759 #2E75B6 Siméon Konan Kouadio Independent 22117 Kacou Gnangbo Independent 18650 Jacqueline-Claire Kouangoua Independent 12398 Charles Konan Banny Independent 8667 Amara Essy Independent 6413 Mamadou Koulibaly Liberty and Democracy for the Republic 3343 #781F0B 201186 6301189 https://archive.today/20151030125646/https://www.cei-ci.org/news/69 CEI
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