attendance

Twenty-four million voters were called to the polls to elect 407 deputies for the future National Assembly. Polling stations closed their doors at 8 pm local time after an hour's extension. One of the issues in the vote was turnout. According to the election authority, however, the turnout was 14% at 4 pm. At the capital's office, the audience was not at the meeting last Saturday.…

The Ivorian opposition "United Front" organized three joint meetings in Abidjan in the municipalities of Yopougon, Anono and Gonzagueville on Saturday 26 September. RFI visited the Anono field and noted that the crowd was not there this first day of mobilizing the opposition coalition. A fine fog is watering the land in Anonos' headquarters, where one of the opposition coalition meetings is being held. All opposition sensitivities, with the exception of the independent candidate Kouadio Konan Bertin, called for…