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Côte d'Ivoire's President Ouattara wins re-election with nearly 90% of vote, results show
Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara, 83, was reelected to a fourth term in an election marked by low turnout, provisional results showed on Monday.
Côte d'Ivoire's President Ouattara wins re-election with nearly 90% of vote, results show
Alassane Ouattara has been Côte d'Ivoire's president since 2011. / Photo: Reuters
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Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara, 83, was reelected to a fourth term in an election marked by low turnout, provisional results showed on Monday.

Ouattara won 89.7% of the vote, Electoral Commission head Ibrahime Kuibiert Coulibaly said on Monday.

Jean-Louis Billon, a former commerce minister from one of Côte d'Ivoire's richest families, came in a distant second with 3% of the vote.

Simone Gbagbo, Côte d'Ivoire's former first lady and the ex-wife of former President Laurent Gbagbo, came in third with 2.4%, under the provision results.

Côte d'Ivoire held its presidential election on October 25, 2025.

SOURCE:AP