Assoa Adou, secretary general of the pro-Gbagbo FPI: "Laurent Gbagbo will be a candidate!"

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The Secretary General of the FPI, Assoa Adou. © Sia Kambou / AFP

By: Pierre Pinto Follow

“Laurent Gbagbo will be a candidate! Laurent Gbagbo will be a candidate despite his removal from the electoral list. This is the message conveyed by his supporters who do not consider that the former president, still in exile in Brussels and awaiting a passport, cannot be part of the poster for the presidential election on October 31. Assoa Adou, secretary general of the pro-Gbagbo FPI, is the guest of RFI.

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