Ivory Coast dissolves electoral commission after opposition criticism

Ivory Coast has dissolved the assemblage liable for organising elections pursuing persistent disapproval from absorption parties implicit its absorption of the country’s electoral process.

The determination was announced connected Wednesday aft a furniture meeting, months aft President Alassane Ouattara secured a arguable fourth-term triumph successful the October statesmanlike election, a canvass from which respective salient absorption figures were excluded.

Government spokesperson and Communications Minister, Amadou Coulibaly, confirmed that the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) had been dissolved.

“In presumption of the reservations expressed astir this institution, arsenic good arsenic the disapproval it has faced, the Council of Ministers has decided to dissolve it,” helium stated.

Coulibaly, however, did not disclose what operation would regenerate the electoral body, noting that discussions connected a caller mechanics would beryllium handled by the authorities astatine a aboriginal stage.

“I cannot archer you astatine this signifier what this caller mechanics volition be, which volition surely beryllium discussed and enactment successful spot astatine the authorities level,” helium added.

According to him, the determination is aimed astatine strengthening nationalist assurance successful the electoral process and ensuring the behaviour of peaceful elections successful the future.

Former Prime Minister Pascal Affi N’Guessan welcomed the improvement and called for broader consultations involving governmental pa...