Ousmane Zina: in Ivory Coast, "political alliances do not last long"

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A candidate checks his name at the headquarters of the Electoral Commission in Abidjan on February 1, 2021 among the list of candidates for the legislative elections scheduled for March 6, 2021. © Issouf Sanogo / AFP

By: Laurent Correau Follow

6 mins

Ivorians are being called to the polls this Saturday, March 6 for legislative elections.

Today is the last day of the campaign.

The poll was marked by the return to the electoral game of Laurent Ggbagbo's supporters who joined forces with Henri Konan Bédié's PDCI, but also by the existence of two separate opposition alliances.

How to read this poster?

Where is power and opposition four months after the presidential election?

To talk about it, Ousmane Zina, lecturer in political science at the University of Bouaké, answers Laurent Correau's questions.

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