Ivory Coast’s Ouattara secures fourth term with landslide election win
Written by stingfm on October 28, 2025
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara secured a fourth term with a commanding re-election win, according to provisional results announced on Monday, an outcome that was largely expected after his strongest opponents were deemed ineligible.
The 83-year-old former international banker won 89.77 per cent of the vote, his third consecutive decisive victory after the much closer election that brought him to power in 2011.
His predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, refused to acknowledge defeat in that race,…
The 83-year-old former international banker won 89.77 per cent of the vote, his third consecutive decisive victory after the much closer election that brought him to power in 2011.
His predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, refused to acknowledge defeat in that race,…
