"Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has won a fourth term in an election provisional results showed, the electoral commission announced Monday. With an overwhelming 89.7% of the vote, the 83-year-old is set to extend his rule to nearly two decades. Two major rivals to Ouattara, Tidjane Thiam, a former Credit Suisse executive, and Ouattara's predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, were barred from running."
"However, turnout was low with only around 50% of voters taking to the polls. Voter turnout was similar in 2020, when Ouattara won 94% of the vote in polls boycotted by the opposition. This time around, Ouattara was the clear favorite as his main rivals Gbagbo and Thiam were not legally permitted to run. Thiam was removed from the electoral list for having acquired French nationality. Gbagbo was barred from standing because of a criminal conviction."
Alassane Ouattara secured a provisional fourth term with 89.7% of the vote and will likely extend his rule to nearly twenty years. Jean-Louis Billon placed a distant second with about 3% and Simone Gbagbo finished third with 2.4% under provisional results. The Constitutional Council has five days to review and announce the final outcome. About 8.5 million people were registered but turnout was around 50%, similar to 2020. Tidjane Thiam and Laurent Gbagbo were barred from running for nationality and criminal conviction reasons. Protests led to arrests, reported kidnappings and six deaths.
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