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Country awaits final presidential election result that could see 83-year-old Alassane Ouattara sworn in for fourth term.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\nPublished On 26 Oct 2025<\/span>26 Oct 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\nClick here to share on social media<\/p>\nshare2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"596\">Former Ivory Coast commerce minister Jean-Louis Billon has conceded defeat to incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the country\u2019s presidential election, as early partial results show the latter with a strong lead nationwide.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"801\">\u201cThe initial results place the incumbent President, Mr Alassane Ouattara, in the lead, designating him the winner of this presidential election,\u201d Billon said in a statement, congratulating the president on Sunday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"801\">Billon was among four opposition candidates running against Ouattara, the 83-year-old former International Monetary Fund executive who is seeking a fourth term in office.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"1084\">Billon failed to secure the endorsement of the opposition PDCI party, led by Tidjane Thiam \u2013 the ex-Credit Suisse chief who was barred from the ballot.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"1084\">Earlier in the day, the country\u2019s Independent Electoral Commission began announcing partial results from Saturday\u2019s polls on national television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe results of 20 departments or divisions are being read out,\u201d and 10 or 11 departments remain, Al Jazeera\u2019s Ahmed Idris said, reporting from the economic capital, Abidjan on Sunday. This included diaspora votes from six countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThis is the most critical stage of this election, where results from various polling booths and centres are being collated and announced,\u201d Idris said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFrom the initial results, it\u2019s clear the incumbent is leading by a wide margin in many of the areas so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nearly nine million Ivorians were eligible to vote in an election marked by a divided opposition further hobbled by the barring of two leading candidates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIvorians are watching closely what happens here,\u201d said Idris. \u201cAnd the result of this election will determine whether or not the streets will remain calm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ouattara\u2019s leading rivals \u2013 former President Laurent Gbagbo and Thiam \u2013 were barred from standing, Gbagbo for a criminal conviction and Thiam for acquiring French citizenship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This led to pre-election protests and calls from some quarters for a boycott of the polls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While an official voter turnout is not yet known, the president of the election commission, Ibrahime Coulibaly-Kuibiert, earlier put the figure at about 50 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Polling stations in Abidjan and historically pro-opposition areas in the south and west were nearly empty, the AFP news agency reported. Meanwhile, it said voters turned out in large numbers in the north, where Ouattara had most of his support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With key contenders out of the race, Ouattara was the overwhelming favourite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Saturday\u2019s vote was reminiscent of the last election in 2020, in which he obtained 94 percent of the ballots with a turnout slightly above 50 percent in an election then boycotted by the main opposition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">None of the four candidates who faced Ouattara represented a major party or had the reach of the ruling Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country awaits final presidential election result that could see 83-year-old Alassane Ouattara sworn in for fourth term. Published On 26 Oct 202526 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Former Ivory Coast commerce minister Jean-Louis Billon has conceded defeat to incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the country\u2019s presidential election, as early partial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Published On 26 Oct 2025<\/span>26 Oct 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\nClick here to share on social media<\/p>\nshare2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"596\">Former Ivory Coast commerce minister Jean-Louis Billon has conceded defeat to incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the country\u2019s presidential election, as early partial results show the latter with a strong lead nationwide.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"801\">\u201cThe initial results place the incumbent President, Mr Alassane Ouattara, in the lead, designating him the winner of this presidential election,\u201d Billon said in a statement, congratulating the president on Sunday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"801\">Billon was among four opposition candidates running against Ouattara, the 83-year-old former International Monetary Fund executive who is seeking a fourth term in office.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"1084\">Billon failed to secure the endorsement of the opposition PDCI party, led by Tidjane Thiam \u2013 the ex-Credit Suisse chief who was barred from the ballot.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"1084\">Earlier in the day, the country\u2019s Independent Electoral Commission began announcing partial results from Saturday\u2019s polls on national television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe results of 20 departments or divisions are being read out,\u201d and 10 or 11 departments remain, Al Jazeera\u2019s Ahmed Idris said, reporting from the economic capital, Abidjan on Sunday. This included diaspora votes from six countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThis is the most critical stage of this election, where results from various polling booths and centres are being collated and announced,\u201d Idris said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFrom the initial results, it\u2019s clear the incumbent is leading by a wide margin in many of the areas so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nearly nine million Ivorians were eligible to vote in an election marked by a divided opposition further hobbled by the barring of two leading candidates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIvorians are watching closely what happens here,\u201d said Idris. \u201cAnd the result of this election will determine whether or not the streets will remain calm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ouattara\u2019s leading rivals \u2013 former President Laurent Gbagbo and Thiam \u2013 were barred from standing, Gbagbo for a criminal conviction and Thiam for acquiring French citizenship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This led to pre-election protests and calls from some quarters for a boycott of the polls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While an official voter turnout is not yet known, the president of the election commission, Ibrahime Coulibaly-Kuibiert, earlier put the figure at about 50 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Polling stations in Abidjan and historically pro-opposition areas in the south and west were nearly empty, the AFP news agency reported. Meanwhile, it said voters turned out in large numbers in the north, where Ouattara had most of his support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With key contenders out of the race, Ouattara was the overwhelming favourite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Saturday\u2019s vote was reminiscent of the last election in 2020, in which he obtained 94 percent of the ballots with a turnout slightly above 50 percent in an election then boycotted by the main opposition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">None of the four candidates who faced Ouattara represented a major party or had the reach of the ruling Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country awaits final presidential election result that could see 83-year-old Alassane Ouattara sworn in for fourth term. Published On 26 Oct 202526 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Former Ivory Coast commerce minister Jean-Louis Billon has conceded defeat to incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the country\u2019s presidential election, as early partial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"596\">Former Ivory Coast commerce minister Jean-Louis Billon has conceded defeat to incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the country\u2019s presidential election, as early partial results show the latter with a strong lead nationwide.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"801\">\u201cThe initial results place the incumbent President, Mr Alassane Ouattara, in the lead, designating him the winner of this presidential election,\u201d Billon said in a statement, congratulating the president on Sunday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"801\">Billon was among four opposition candidates running against Ouattara, the 83-year-old former International Monetary Fund executive who is seeking a fourth term in office.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"1084\">Billon failed to secure the endorsement of the opposition PDCI party, led by Tidjane Thiam \u2013 the ex-Credit Suisse chief who was barred from the ballot.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"1084\">Earlier in the day, the country\u2019s Independent Electoral Commission began announcing partial results from Saturday\u2019s polls on national television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe results of 20 departments or divisions are being read out,\u201d and 10 or 11 departments remain, Al Jazeera\u2019s Ahmed Idris said, reporting from the economic capital, Abidjan on Sunday. This included diaspora votes from six countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThis is the most critical stage of this election, where results from various polling booths and centres are being collated and announced,\u201d Idris said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFrom the initial results, it\u2019s clear the incumbent is leading by a wide margin in many of the areas so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nearly nine million Ivorians were eligible to vote in an election marked by a divided opposition further hobbled by the barring of two leading candidates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIvorians are watching closely what happens here,\u201d said Idris. \u201cAnd the result of this election will determine whether or not the streets will remain calm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ouattara\u2019s leading rivals \u2013 former President Laurent Gbagbo and Thiam \u2013 were barred from standing, Gbagbo for a criminal conviction and Thiam for acquiring French citizenship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This led to pre-election protests and calls from some quarters for a boycott of the polls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While an official voter turnout is not yet known, the president of the election commission, Ibrahime Coulibaly-Kuibiert, earlier put the figure at about 50 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Polling stations in Abidjan and historically pro-opposition areas in the south and west were nearly empty, the AFP news agency reported. Meanwhile, it said voters turned out in large numbers in the north, where Ouattara had most of his support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With key contenders out of the race, Ouattara was the overwhelming favourite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Saturday\u2019s vote was reminiscent of the last election in 2020, in which he obtained 94 percent of the ballots with a turnout slightly above 50 percent in an election then boycotted by the main opposition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">None of the four candidates who faced Ouattara represented a major party or had the reach of the ruling Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country awaits final presidential election result that could see 83-year-old Alassane Ouattara sworn in for fourth term. Published On 26 Oct 202526 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Former Ivory Coast commerce minister Jean-Louis Billon has conceded defeat to incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the country\u2019s presidential election, as early partial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}