Côte d’Ivoire: regional, municipal elections, challenge to political reconciliation

Summary The regional and municipal elections that Côte d’Ivoire will hold on October 13 will likely see a majority of ruling Rally of the Republicans candidates win office. The boycott, challenge, and absence of rival and oppositional parties are challenges to Ivoirian political reconciliation that the elections won’t solve for, but may be mitigated by an upcoming cabinet reshuffle and the country’s positive macroeconomic environment. Analysis Côte d’Ivoire will hold regional and municipal elections on October 13. The votes are part of a net-stabilizing exercise in decentralizing political and economic authority in the West African country. The boycott, challenge, and …

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