Ivory Coast: the pro-Gbagbo branch of the FPI will participate in the legislative elections in 2021

A pro-Gbagbo activist, in Mama in April 2015 (illustrative image).

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The Ivorian Popular Front branch known as “GOR” (Gbagbo ou Rien) has announced that it will participate in the legislative elections in spring 2021 in Côte d'Ivoire.

Former President Gbagbo's opposition party had boycotted all elections for 10 years. 

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With our correspondent in Abidjan,

François Hume-Ferkatadji

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The Ivorian Popular Front will participate in the legislative elections and, in consultation with its partners in the coalition of opposition platforms, in particular with the PDCI, will give itself the means to win them

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These are the words of the press release published by the branch of the FPI which is not recognized by the authorities, the one which has always asked for a return of Laurent Gbagbo before taking part in the political game.

Since our 2018 congress, we have been saying that we want to participate in the elections, however qualifies the author of the press release, Franck Anderson Kouassi, who also indicates that for the 2020 election Laurent Gbagbo was a candidate but that his file was not accepted. . 

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They understood that the logic of" all or nothing "does not work,

" also comments Jean Bonin Kouadio, deputy secretary general of the legal FPI, the other tendency of the party which has chosen the way of the ballot box.

"If the GORs present candidates they will not be able to do so under the FPI label," warns the politician, however.

A return of Gbagbo to avoid an administrative battle?

But in the case

of a return of Laurent Gbagbo

, the terms of which are currently being negotiated with the authorities, the division into two tendencies of the FPI would no longer have any basis, which would avoid an administrative battle between the two camps.

Moreover, according to corroborating sources, the opposition coalition is currently discussing to present a single candidate to all opposition parties in many constituencies in order to be able to beat the candidate of RHDP, the ruling party.

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