At Last! Presidential Elections in Côte d’Ivoire
While many in the US were celebrating Halloween this October 31st, Côte d’Ivoire was celebrating a milestone: the first presidential election in 10 years and the first democratic election in decades.
Sunday’s election came after being postponed six times due in part to controversy over voter lists.
In preparation for Sunday’s elections, Search for Common Ground produced an information and awareness campaign about the various stages of the electoral process in partnership with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The elections occurred peacefully and Search for Common Ground staff, like the rest of the country are eagerly awaiting the results.
The New York Times has a nice feature on Sunday’s elections if you want to know more.
SFCG Côte d’Ivoire staff captured snapshots of the electoral process:
Supporters from CIV’s main political parties, RDR and FPI meet in Yopougon, returning from meetings with their respective candidates. The atmosphere was congenial and in the center, two opposing activists can be seen hugging.
RDR supporters during their candidate's tour through the Williams neighborhood.
Political supporters follow their candidate's procession through the Attécoubé neighborhood of Abidjan.
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sometimes its to figure out why all these electoral malpractices in africa,lets go back to our root,democracy isnt ours