Ivory Coast dissolves electoral body amid criticism
Summary
Ivory Coast’s government has ended the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) due to ongoing criticism about how it ran elections. The government plans to create a new system to manage elections and build trust in the process but has not yet revealed the details.Key Facts
- The government dissolved the CEI following complaints about its independence and election management.
- Communications Minister Amadou Coulibaly announced the decision after a cabinet meeting.
- The CEI has managed all elections in Ivory Coast since 2001, after military rule ended.
- Opposition parties said the CEI favored the ruling coalition, which authorities denied.
- The commission was involved in disputes like the 2010 presidential election that led to violence.
- Ivory Coast’s last presidential election in October gave President Alassane Ouattara a fourth term.
- Several key opposition candidates were not allowed to run in that election.
- The government hopes the new election system will ensure peaceful and trusted elections.
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