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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? Côte d’Ivoire’s 2015 Presidential Polls


 
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1. Title Title of document One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? Côte d’Ivoire’s 2015 Presidential Polls
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Giulia Piccolino; GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
 
3. Subject Discipline(s) political science
 
3. Subject Keyword(s) elections/voting, political systems, party systems
 
3. Subject DDC 320, 324
 
4. Description Abstract The 2015 presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire was seen as an important test for the country given the 2010 post-election crisis. Although the 2015 polls were peaceful, they were affected by problems not new to Côte d’Ivoire: lack of competition due to non-participation of major political actors, low voter turnout, mistrust in electoral institutions. The unpreparedness of the Commission Electorale Indépendante (CEI) was also problematic, especially with respect to the revision of the voter list. Due to the boycott of partisans of former president Laurent Gbagbo and because of the support of the Rassemblement des Houphouëtistes pour la Démocratie et la Paix (RHDP), President Alassane Ouattara’s re-election was essentially a given from the start. With the ruling coalition firmly in control, Côte d’Ivoire appears stable. However, the country’s democratic deficit might lead to renewed violence once the RHDP has to pick Ouattara’s successor.
 
5. Publisher Organizing agency, location GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
 
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7. Date (YYYY-MM-DD) 2016-04-07
 
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9. Format File format PDF (English)
 
10. Identifier Universal Resource Indicator https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/afsp/article/view/924
 
10. Identifier Uniform Resource Name (URN) urn:nbn:de:gbv:18-4-9248
 
11. Source Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year); pages Africa Spectrum; Vol 51, No 1 (2016); 97-110
 
12. Language English=en en
 
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14. Coverage Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) Côte d’Ivoire;
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