Ivorian Leader Secures Third Term as Opposition Cries Foul
- Ouattara obtains 94.3% of vote; nearest rival garners 1.99%
- Opposition has called for civil-disobedience campaign
Alassane Ouattara
Photographer: Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images
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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara secured a third term as leader of the world’s biggest cocoa producer in an election boycotted by key opposition leaders.
Ouattara, 78, garnered 94.3% of ballots, while his nearest rival -- independent candidate Kouadio Konan Bertin -- obtained 1.99%, the electoral commission announced on Tuesday. Voter turnout was 53.9%, commission head Ibrahime Kuibiert-Coulibaly said.