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Tensions Rise Ahead of Côte d'Ivoire ElectionOn October 25, nearly 8.7 million voters face a polarized choice amid the absence of key opposition contenders.
- Nearly 8.7 million Ivorians are scheduled to vote to elect their next president.
- Incumbent Alassane Ouattara is pursuing a fourth term against four mostly outsider candidates.
- Major opposition leaders were disqualified for legal reasons, intensifying political tensions.
- A nationwide deployment of 44,000 security personnel aims to prevent violence reminiscent of 2020.
The country is still divided between the north and the south.— Hyacinthe Bley, historian at Félix Houphouët-Boigny University in Abidjan, describes the political divide in Côte d'Ivoire.
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