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Ivorians vote in legislative elections following Ouattara’s landslide re-election
Abidjan, December 27, 2025 — Voters in Côte d’Ivoire headed to the polls on Saturday to elect a new National Assembly, just two months after President Alassane Ouattara secured a fourth term in a decisive presidential vote.
Polling stations opened across the country, including in the economic capital Abidjan, where voting began around 9:00 a.m. GMT, slightly later than scheduled and amid heavy rainfall, according to AFP journalists.
The National Assembly, renewed every five years, is currently dominated by lawmakers from the ruling party. In central Abidjan, voters queued inside polling stations, some expressing hopes that newly elected deputies would better address local and social concerns.
Several voters highlighted the importance of parliamentary representation, particularly for young people and working families, emphasizing the role of deputies as intermediaries between citizens and the state.
Voting is scheduled to end at 6:00 p.m. GMT.
The legislative elections take place in a tense political context. In October, Ouattara won the presidency with nearly 90 percent of the vote, in a poll marked by the exclusion of several opposition figures and a turnout of just over 50 percent. The presidential election was followed by unrest that resulted in fatalities and arrests, according to official figures.
The party of former president Laurent Gbagbo, the African Peoples’ Party–Côte d’Ivoire (PPA-CI), is officially boycotting the legislative race, although a number of its members are running as independents. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI), another major opposition force, is participating despite the detention of one of its prominent figures.
The ruling Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) has fielded several senior officials, including the prime minister and the defence minister.
A total of 255 seats are at stake in the National Assembly. Of the 1,370 approved candidates, 181 are women.
