Ivory Coast holds parliamentary polls as opposition joins forces against Ouattara
By Reuters
Ange Aboa and Loucoumane Coulibaly
Abidjan - Ivory Coast voted on Saturday in a legislative election, with President Alassane Ouattara s allies facing a combined challenge from opposition parties led by two of his predecessors.
The poll comes only months after Ouattara won a third term in an election marred by unrest that killed at least 85 people, the country s worst violence since a 2010-2011 civil war.
After boycotting the presidential election in October to protest Ouattara s decision to seek a third term, the parties of former presidents Henri Konan Bedie and Laurent Gbagbo are fielding parliamentary candidates on joint lists.
Ivory Coast votes in a parliamentary poll amid political turmoil
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Ivory Coast votes for parliament as Ouattara opponents join forces
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