IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Côte d'Ivoire

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

31,165,650
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

8,761,348
Registered Voters (as of March 17, 2025)

49.51%
Average Turnout

12
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.432
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 17, 1980
Ratified Date: Dec. 18, 1995

SIGI* Score: 17.3
Level of Discrimination: Very Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: June 7, 2007
Ratified Date: Jan. 10, 2014

HDI* Score: 0.582
Category: Medium
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Ivorian Presidency	None	Head of State
Ivorian National Assembly	Assemblee Nationale	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Alassane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Robert MAMBÉ BEUGRÉ (since 17 October 2023)
Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 225 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
In the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale), 225 members are elected by plurality vote to serve 5-year terms. Districts may be single-member or multi-member.

Elections

2025-10-25 | Status: Confirmed
Ivorian Presidency
Votes -
Registered 8,761,348
Turnout -

2021-03-06 | Status: Held
Ivorian National Assembly
Votes 2,788,022
Registered 7,359,399
Turnout 37.88

2020-10-31 | Status: Confirmed
Ivorian Presidency
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2016-12-18 | Status: Held
Ivorian National Assembly
Votes 2,137,364
Registered 6,268,113
Turnout 34.1

2016-10-30 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 2,678,601
Registered 6,313,758
Turnout 42.42

2015-10-25 | Status: Held
Ivorian Presidency
Votes 3,330,928
Registered 6,301,189
Turnout 52.86

2011-12-11 | Status: Held
Ivorian National Assembly
Votes 2,070,793
Registered 5,664,377
Turnout 36.56

2010-11-28 | Status: Held
Ivorian Presidency
Votes 4,689,366
Registered 5,784,490
Turnout 81.07

2010-10-31 | Status: Held
Ivorian Presidency
Votes 4,843,445
Registered 5,784,490
Turnout 83.73

2000-12-10 | Status: Held
Ivorian National Assembly
Votes 1,740,240
Registered 5,517,613
Turnout 31.54

2000-10-22 | Status: Held
Ivorian Presidency
Votes 2,049,018
Registered 5,475,143
Turnout 37.42

2000-07-23 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 2,808,157
Registered 4,883,769
Turnout 57.5

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Ivorian Presidency	2025-10-25	Confirmed	-	8,761,348	-
Ivorian National Assembly	2021-03-06	Held	2,788,022	7,359,399	37.88
Ivorian Presidency	2020-10-31	Confirmed	-	-	-
Ivorian National Assembly	2016-12-18	Held	2,137,364	6,268,113	34.1
Referendum	2016-10-30	Held	2,678,601	6,313,758	42.42
Ivorian Presidency	2015-10-25	Held	3,330,928	6,301,189	52.86
Ivorian National Assembly	2011-12-11	Held	2,070,793	5,664,377	36.56
Ivorian Presidency	2010-11-28	Held	4,689,366	5,784,490	81.07
Ivorian Presidency	2010-10-31	Held	4,843,445	5,784,490	83.73
Ivorian National Assembly	2000-12-10	Held	1,740,240	5,517,613	31.54
Ivorian Presidency	2000-10-22	Held	2,049,018	5,475,143	37.42
Referendum	2000-07-23	Held	2,808,157	4,883,769	57.5

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