Ivorian presidential election: Ouattara's candidacy validated, not Gbagbo's
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara.
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In Côte d'Ivoire, the Constitutional Council validated this Monday, September 14, the candidacy of outgoing President Alassane Ouattara for a new term.
Those of Guillaume Soro and Laurent Gbagbo, however, were declared inadmissible.
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Judging that the 2016 Constitution resets the counters to zero, the Constitutional Council validated the candidacy of outgoing President Alassane Ouattara for a third term.
The candidacies of Henri Konan Bédie, Pascal Affi N'Guessan and Kouadio Konan Bertin are also validated.
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast Politics
Alassane Ouattara
Laurent Gbagbo