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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
Melissa Chemam

Côte d'Ivoire presidential election 2025: What's at stake?

Chantal Nanaba Camara, President of the Constitutional Council, alongside her advisors during the publication of the final list of candidates eligible for the presidential election of 25 October 2025, at the Constitutional Council in Abidjan, on 8 September 2025. AFP - SIA KAMBOU

Côte d'Ivoire's presidential election campaign is taking shape, with four challengers hoping to defeat longtime incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the 25 October vote, but no candidates from the country's two main opposition parties. For Spotlight on Africa, analyst Paul Melly underlines that the run-up has so far been peaceful, but that voters could be disengaging from politics, in response to the lack of alternatives and forward-looking change.

The presidential campaign officially began on Friday 10 October.

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