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Ivorians now know the face of their new National Assembly, which stems from the legislative election on Saturday, March 6, in which almost all the political forces had participated in peace. After two days of rolling out the results, the country is set this time.
With our special correspondent in Abidjan, Francois Mazet
So it is the RHDP, the ruling party that wins, strongly in its northern strongholds and resists its opponents in the rest of the country. Alassane Ouattara’s supporters retain the absolute majority. But the party is not doing as well as its leaders hoped. The RHDP covers 137 elected officials or 54% of the seats.
That is a great satisfaction. We come reassured, comforted out of these choices
Adama Bictogo, Executive Secretary of the RHDP
The last constituencies won by the opposition
Blame it for the last three results given and favorable to the opposition, which pockets the 10 deputies still in the three most controversial municipalities from Abidjan: Yopougon, Port-Bouët and Marcory, where the negotiations lasted all night.
The first, perhaps the most symbolic, is a recapture for EDS and PDCI opponents, but not a triumph: 450 votes in advance and only 18% of participants. It is slightly larger in the other two, where the PDCI retains its strongholds.
In total, the alliance between the two pro-Bédié and pro-Gbagbo political families has 81 deputies, 32% of the total. Comes a coalition of small opposition parties with 10 elected or 4% of seats. And a large number of independents: they will be 26 or 10% of the deputies. And among all these deputies, the number of women in the National Assembly remains low: 32 or 12.6%.
It should be noted that turnout is 37.88%, hardly better than in 2016. Temporary elections therefore do not mobilize Ivorians.
It is too early to say that the RHDP has the majority (…) There are appeals everywhere
Franck Anderson KOUASSI, National Secretary for FPI Professional Gbagbo, EDS
It is now the appeal phase that begins: disappointed candidates usually have five days to file.
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