2025 Ivorian presidential election

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2025 Ivorian presidential election
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  2020 12 October 20252030 
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Candidate Alassane Ouattara Jean-Louis Billon Simone Gbagbo
Party RHDP Independent MGC

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Candidate Gnangbo Kacou Pascal Affi N'Guessan Vincent Toh Bi Irié  [ fr ]
Party Independent FPI Independent

Incumbent President

Alassane Ouattara
RDR



Presidential elections are due to be held in Ivory Coast on 25 October 2025. [1]

Contents

Electoral system

The President of Ivory Coast is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term. [2]

Candidates

The final list of candidates was released by the electoral commission on 10 September 2025. [3]

Declared

Disqualified

Controversies

Some presidential candidates, including Gnangbo Kacou, are planning to abandon the CFA franc, a controversial move. [16]

References

  1. "COMMUNIQUE- relatif aux mesures exceptionnelles concernant la réception des dossiers de candidature à l'Election du Président de la République (EPR) du 25 octobre 2025". Commission Électorale Indépendante de Côte d'ivoire (in French). 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  2. Ivory Coast IFES
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ivory Coast opposition leader Thiam is excluded from the list of presidential candidates". AP News. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  4. "I. Coast president Ouattara tapped to run for fourth term". France 24. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  5. "Ivory Coast President Ouattara to run for fourth term in October election". France 24. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  6. "Ivory Coast's ex-first lady to run for president in 2025". Radio France International. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  7. "Présidentielle ivoirienne de 2025: l'ex député Gnangbo Kacou annonce sa candidature et affirme : " Moi président, notre monnaie s'appellera Ivoire "". news.abidjan.net (in French). 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  8. "Ivory Coast: Parties begin preps for 2025 presidential election". Africanews. 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  9. "Côte d'Ivoire: le député du PDCI Jean-Louis Billon se déclare candidat à la présidentielle de 2025". RFI (in French). 2024-10-26. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  10. "Ivory Coast's ex-first lady to run for president in 2025". ModernGhana. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  11. "Ahoua Don Mello announces bid for October presidential election". Africanews. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  12. "Ivory Coast bars Laurent Gbagbo and key opposition leader from presidential race". Africanews. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  13. "Côte d'Ivoire: : Tidjane Thiam renonce à sa nationalité française pour se présenter à la présidentielle". RFI (in French). 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  14. "Tidjane Thiam: Ex-banker removed from Ivory Coast electoral roll". BBC News. 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  15. "Former Ivorian president Gbagbo agrees to run in 2025 election". France 24. 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  16. Bernardin, Patinvoh (11 April 2025). "Présidentielle en Côte d'Ivoire : Un candidat annonce l'abandon du CFA s'il est élu". Seneweb. Retrieved 12 April 2025.