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Côte d'Ivoire's voter roll reaches 8.7 million amid opposition demands for revision

Coulibaly Kuibiert Ibrahime, President of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in Côte d'Ivoire (file). © cei.ci

Nearly 8.7 million voters are on the provisional electoral roll in Côte d'Ivoire this year, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced on Monday. The IEC officially submitted this list to the political parties. Despite this move, the opposition continues to demand a further revision of the electoral roll before the presidential election on 25 October.

Ibrahime Coulibaly-Kuibiert, the president of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), said he is conducting a "mid-term review" of the electoral process.

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