Ivorians are called to the polls this Saturday, October 31, for a presidential election under pressure. Alassane Ouattara is seeking a third term against an independent KKB candidate, Kouadio Konan Bertin. And the opposition, which opposes the conditions for voting, calls for the holding of this election to be prevented.
with our correspondents and special envoys,
The main issue on this day is participation. About 7.5 million registered voters have been called to the polls this Saturday, but the Ivorians’ presence in the polls is uncertain.
The opposition boycotts the election process for two weeks and wants to prevent the holding of the election. She believes that Alassane Ouattara has no right to stand, and accuses the Electoral Commission of being subject to power.
Many voters will also refrain from fearing violence. The last few months have actually been marked by political unrest, sometimes deadly. NGO Indigo, one of the structures monitoring this election, has recorded nearly 150 incidents in recent weeks.
This Friday, the political capital, Yamoussoukro, was once again the place of tension. Barricades blocked certain axes there. Problems were also reported in the town of Bonoua, about sixty kilometers east of Abidjan.
In the economic capital, psychosis is tangible. The streets of Abidjan are unusually empty at night. Many people have left the city to turn green A couple of days. Others have filled up with basic necessities in shops or supermarkets.
35,000 men deployed to safety
Minister of Security Vagondo Domandé on Friday gave details of the development of the operation “trumpeting the elephant” consisting of 35,000 police members and responsible for ensuring the security of this vote under high tension.
The Minister of Security assured that the security conditions are met to allow the Ivorians to go and vote and that all arrangements have been made to secure the vote until the end of the process. However, he warned of the unrest.
What still needs to be done is today’s leadership on Saturday, October 31, 2020. At this level, all arrangements have been made that allow every citizen to go and vote in peace and quiet. .
Vagondo Diomandé, Ivorian Minister of Security
General Vagondo Diomandé said the army contributed to the delivery of the electoral system. Because the implementation of this device is another key element of the vote.
Is the electoral system in place?
By the time of the admission of the Independent Electoral Commission, acts of civil disobedience by opposition activists have done slowed the distribution of voter cardswith less than half of the 7.5 million citizens registered on the lists able to withdraw their precious sesame.
But for Emile Ebrottié, spokeswoman for the CEI, most of the ballot papers, ballot papers, ballot boxes and ballot papers, among other things, could be inserted in the field despite the opposition’s slogan.
The platform for civil society organizations to observe elections in Ivory Coast is making the same observation, adding that some local CEIs, such as in Yamoussoukro, have been ravaged. Sites that will be up and running again this Saturday morning, the Commission assures.
But the opposition also promises to prevent the vote. It remains to be seen how much this may affect turnout. In this context, the numbers of participants are of greater importance than in normal times, as a large part of the winner’s legitimacy will depend on them.
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