The Ivorian authorities has dissolved the Impartial Electoral Fee (CEI) following continued criticism of the fee over its dealing with of elections, authorities spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly introduced on Wednesday.
- Coulibaly informed a press convention after the cupboard assembly that the choice was accredited by the federal government after repeated disputes over the fee’s independence and its dealing with of the election.
- He stated the measures goal to make sure a “peaceable vote”, pave the way in which for a brand new election administration system and restore public confidence within the electoral course of.
- Coulibaly stated that future discussions inside the authorities will determine on a substitute for the CEI.
- Ivory Coast’s final presidential election was in October 2025, when President Alassane Ouattara received a fourth time period with almost 90% of the vote after a number of outstanding opposition figures have been barred from working, sparking criticism from opposition events and civil society teams over the inclusiveness of the method.
- Established in October 2001, the CEI has overseen each election in Ivory Coast for the reason that finish of army rule and has been on the heart of almost each main electoral dispute, together with the 2010 presidential election, the place disputed outcomes triggered months of lethal violence.
- Opposition events have lengthy accused the fee of an absence of independence, saying its membership is simply too aligned with the ruling coalition, fees that authorities have beforehand denied.
