Elections in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 225 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies. Côte d'Ivoire is a one party dominant state with the Ivorian People's Front in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. Following a peace deal between the government and former rebels in March 2007, the next elections were planned for early 2008. These elections however, were postponed to November 2009 first, and then to early 2010.

Latest elections

Presidential elections

Main article: 2015 Ivorian presidential election

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Alassane Ouattara	Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace	2,618,229	83.66
Pascal Affi N'Guessan	Alliance of Democratic Forces	290,780	9.29
Konan Bertin Kouadio	Independent	121,386	3.88
Henriette Lagou Adjoua	Renewal for Peace and Concord	27,759	0.89
Siméon Konan Kouadio	Independent	22,117	0.71
Kacou Gnangbo	Independent	18,650	0.60
Jacqueline-Claire Kouangoua	Independent	12,398	0.40
Charles Konan Banny	Independent	8,667	0.28
Amara Essy	Independent	6,413	0.20
Mamadou Koulibaly	Liberty and Democracy for the Republic	3,343	0.11
Invalid/blank votes		201,186	–
Total		3,330,928	100
Registered voters/turnout		6,301,189	54.63
Source: CEI

Parliamentary elections

Main article: 2016 Ivorian parliamentary election

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace	1,019,057	50.26	167	–40
Ivorian Popular Front	118,130	5.83	3	New
Union for Democracy and Peace in Côte d'Ivoire	60,566	2.99	6	–1
Union for Ivory Coast	20,806	1.03	3	+2
Liberty and Democracy for the Republic	3,050	0.15	0	0
Rally for Peace, Progress and Sharing	2,628	0.13	0	New
United Cape for Democracy and Development	2,513	0.12	0	0
Alliance of Democratic Forces	2,308	0.11	0	New
Union of Democrats for Progress	2,235	0.11	0	New
Democratic and Civic Union	2,207	0.11	0	0
Democratic and Social Movement	1,576	0.08	0	0
Renewal for Peace and Agreement	1,303	0.06	0	New
Collective of Democratic Ivorians	1,136	0.06	0	New
Congress for Ivorian Renewal	1,101	0.05	0	New
Union for Total Democracy in Ivory Coast	984	0.05	0	0
People's Party of Social Democrats	861	0.04	0	New
Republican Union for Democracy	848	0.04	0	New
Union for Progress	648	0.03	0	New
Pan-African Democratic Rally	644	0.03	0	0
National Democratic and Reformist Front	596	0.03	0	New
Ivorian Party of Greens	466	0.02	0	New
National Civic Movement	444	0.02	0	0
Congress of People for Development and Freedom	440	0.02	0	New
Union for National Progress	319	0.02	0	0
People's Socialist Union	306	0.02	0	0
Democracy for Freedom and Cohesion	233	0.01	0	New
Ivorian Party of Rising to Challenges	201	0.01	0	0
Party of Unity and Progress of Ivory Coast	184	0.01	0	New
Revolutionary Communist Party of Côte d'Ivoire	178	0.01	0	0
Congress for Ivorian Renewal–Panafrican	177	0.01	0	New
Ivorian Ecological Movement	163	0.01	0	0
Union of Popular Masses	134	0.01	0	New
Republican Party of Ivory Coast	106	0.01	0	0
Union for Development and Freedoms	101	0.00	0	New
National Alliance of Ivory Coast	93	0.00	0	New
Ivorian Party of Farmers	40	0.00	0	0
Progressive Movement of Ivory Coast	30	0.00	0	New
La Renaissance	20	0.00	0	0
Independents	780,629	38.50	76	+41
Invalid/blank votes	110,575	–	–	–
Total	2,138,036	100	255	0
Registered voters/turnout	6,268,113	34.11	–	–
Source: CEI

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

References

External links

• African Elections Database
• Adam Carr's Election Archive