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Oct. 25, 2015 Held

Côte d'Ivoire
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Election for Ivorian Presidency

Results

Voter Participation


Cast Votes:3,330,928
Valid Votes:3,129,742
Invalid Votes:201,186
Voter
Turnout*

Vote Share by Candidate:

Alassane OUATTARA2,618,229

83.66

Pascal Affi N'GUESSAN290,780

9.29

Kouadio Konan BERTIN121,386

3.88

Henriette Lagou ADJOUA27,759

0.8869421185516251

Simeon Konan KOUADIO22,117

0.7066716681438917

Kacou GNANGBO18,650

0.5958957639319791

Jacqueline-Claire KOUANGOUA12,398

0.3961348890739237

Charles Konan BANNY8,667

0.2769237847720355

Amara ESSY6,413

0.20490506885232074

Mamadou KOULIBALY3,343

0.10681391629086359
Election Results Modified: Nov 02, 2015

General Information

At stake in this election:       

  • The office of President of Côte d'Ivoire

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Alassane OUATTARA
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Daniel Kablan DUNCAN
  • Assembly: Côte d'Ivoire has a 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 are both single-member and multi-member.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

  • Candidate: Alassane OUATTARA
    • Party: Rally of the Republicans (RDR) / Rassemblement des Républicains, RDR)
  • Candidate: Simeon Konan KOUADIO
    • Party: Independent
  • Candidate: Henriette Lagou ADJOUA
    • Party: Renewal for Peace and Concord (RPC) / Renouveau pour la Paix et la Concorde
  • Candidate: Pascal Affi N’GUESSAN
    • Party: Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) / Front Populaire Ivoirien
  • Candidate: Amara ESSY
    • Party: Independent
  • Candidate: Charles Konan BANNY
    • Party: Independent
  • Candidate: Mamadou KOULIBALY
    • Party: Democracy and Liberty for the Republic (LIDER) / Liberté et Démocratie pour la République
  • Candidate: Kouadio Konan BERTIN
    • Party:  Independent
  • Candidate: Jacqueline-Claire KOUANGOUA
    • Party: Independent
  • Candidate: Kacou GNANGBO
    • Party: Independent

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 22,848,945 (2014 est.)[1]
  • Registered voters: 6,300,142 (2015)[2]

Gender Data:

  • Female Population: 11,286,457 (2014 est.)[3]
  • Is Côte d'Ivoire a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)[4]
  • Has Côte d'Ivoire ratified CEDAW: Yes (18 December 1995)[5]
  • Gender Quota: No[6]
  • Female Candidates in this election: Yes
  • Number of Female Legislators: 28 (11%) of 255 seats in the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale)[7]
  • Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 171[8]
  • Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High[9]

Disability Data:

  • Is Côte d'Ivoire a signatory to CRPD: Yes (7 June 2007)[10]
  • Has Côte d'Ivoire ratified CRPD: Yes (10 January 2014)[11]
  • Population with a disability: 3,427,342[12]
 

[2] http://www.cei-ci.org/index.php

Election Modified: Jun 21, 2024

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