2025 Ivorian presidential election

2025 Ivorian presidential election

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Incumbent President Alassane Ouattara RDR

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

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

Declared

• Laurent Gbagbo, former president of Ivory Coast (2000–2011) ^[3]
• Pascal Affi N'Guessan, former primer minister of Ivory Coast,(2000-2003) and president of the Ivorian Popular Front. ^[4]
• Jean-Louis Billon, Minister of Commerce (2015-present) ^[5]
• Simone Gbagbo, former first lady of Ivory Coast (2000-2011) ^[6]

Potential

• Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast (2010-present). ^[7]
• Tidjane Thiam, businessman, and the executive chairman of Freedom Acquisition Corp. ^[8]

References

1. "EISA's Comprehensive African election calendar". EISA. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
2. Ivory Coast IFES
3. "Former Ivorian president Gbagbo agrees to run in 2025 election". France 24. 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
4. AfricaNews (2024-11-10). "Ivory Coast: Parties begin preps for 2025 presidential election". Africanews. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
5. "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.
6. "Ivory Coast's ex-first lady to run for president in 2025". ModernGhana. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
7. Richard, Florence (11 January 2024). "Côte d'Ivoire: Will Alassane Ouattara run again in 2025?". The Africa Report. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
8. "Côte d'Ivoire :Tidjane Thiam « candidat naturel » du PDCI en 2025". APA News (in French). 2024-10-29. Retrieved 2024-11-13.