The Ivorian Popular Front branch, known as “GOR” (Gbagbo ou Rien), has announced that it will take part in the spring of 2021 legislative elections in Côte d’Ivoire. Former President Gbagbo’s opposition party had boycotted all elections for ten years.
as reported from Abidjan, François Hume-Ferkatadji
“The Ivorian Popular Front will take part in the legislative elections and, in consultation with its partners in the coalition of opposition platforms, in particular with the PDCI, will give themselves the opportunity to win them.” These are the words of the press release published by the FPI’s branch that is not recognized by the authorities, the one who has always asked for Laurent Gbagbo to return before participating in the political game.
Since our congress in 2018, we have said that we want to participate in the election, but nuance the author of the press release, Franck Anderson Kouassi, who also indicates that Laurent Gbagbo for the candidate 2020 was a candidate but that his case was not accepted. .
“They understood that the logic of ‘all or nothing’ does not work,” also comments Jean Bonin Kouadio, Deputy Secretary-General of the Legal FPI, the second tendency of the party that has chosen the ballot box. “If the GOR present of the candidates, they will not be able to do so under the FPI label, however, politicians warn.
A return of Gbagbo to avoid an administrative struggle?
But in the case a return of Laurent Gbagbo, the terms of which are currently being negotiated with the authorities, the division into two tendencies of the FPI would no longer have any basis, which would avoid an administrative struggle between the two camps.
According to confirming sources, the opposition coalition is also currently discussing presenting a single candidate for all opposition parties in many constituencies in order to beat the candidate for the RHDP, the ruling party.
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