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With months to go before October’s presidential election, multiple opposition leaders have been disqualified under obscure legal provisions. If President Alassane Ouattara is allowed to pursue a fourth consecutive term without credible opposition, Côte d’Ivoire risks sliding into one-party, if not one-man rule.
YAMOUSSOUKRO – When I announced my candidacy for the presidency of Côte d’Ivoire earlier this year, I had certain expectations of what the campaign would entail: long journeys to meet voters in small towns, spirited debates with my opponents on national television, and late nights poring over polling data.
