Alassane Ouattara Secures Fourth Term as Ivory Coast President Amid Controversy

Tue Oct 28 2025 14:36:13 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

Ivory Coast's incumbent president, Alassane Ouattara, wins reelection amid challenges as his top rivals were barred from competing, raising questions about the integrity of the electoral process.

Alassane Ouattara, the 83-year-old president of Ivory Coast, has achieved a landslide victory in the presidential election with 89.8% of the votes. The election faced significant challenges, including the barring of prominent opposition figures Laurent Gbagbo and Tidjane Thiam, which led to accusations of a 'civilian coup d'etat' from the opposition. Voter turnout was reported at 50.1%, and the final results will be affirmed by the Constitutional Council amidst claims of electoral impropriety.

Alassane Ouattara Secures Fourth Term as Ivory Coast President Amid Controversy

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in an election which two of his biggest challengers were barred from, provisional results show.

Ouattara, 83, won 89.8% of the vote, the electoral commission said on Monday, with businessman Jeal-Louis Billon coming a distant second at just 3.09%.

The landslide victory was expected, as former President Laurent Gbagbo and Credit Suisse ex-CEO Tidjane Thiam had urged their supporters to boycott the vote after being banned from participating.

Voter turnout reached 50.1%, according to the electoral commission. Monday's results remain provisional, with the Constitutional Council set to announce the final outcome after reviewing any election petitions.

The opposition group, consisting of parties led by Gbagbo and Thiam, denounced the election as a 'civilian coup d'etat,' stating they would not recognize Ouattara as a legitimate leader.

Ouattara has been at the helm since 2011, when he assumed the presidency following Gbagbo's arrest after a disputed election in 2010. Although he was initially limited to two terms, a 2016 constitutional overhaul allowed him to run again in 2020, an election that was boycotted by the opposition.