Why Cte dIvoires election could be more complex than it seems

While analysts say the run-up has so far been peaceful, some fear that young voters in particular are disengaging from politics, in response to previous election violence. Thousands in Cote d'Ivoire protest exclusion of opposition leaders from electionRelative calmPrevious elections in Cote d'Ivoire have been fraught with unrest and clashes. When Ouattara stood for a third term in 2020,several people were killedin election violence. Several members of Laurent Gbagbo'sAfrican People's Party Cote d'Ivoire were arrested after a public bus was set alight last month. No presidential election since 1995 has resulted in a peaceful change of power, ICG notes in itslatest reporton Cote d'Ivoire.