the vote fails to improve representativeness
Out of 254 deputies elected in Côte d'Ivoire, 32 are women. Within the half cycle, they represent 12.5% of the total selected. Far from the figures expected after the adoption in 2019 of a law requiring political parties to present at least 30% of the candidates for elected assemblies. The low representation of women in the assembly is no surprise: none of the political parties respected the quota…