Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has won a fourth term in an election marked by low turnout, the electoral commission announced Monday.
With an overwhelming 89.7% of the vote, the 83-year-old is set to extend his rule to nearly two decades.
Two major rivals to Ouattara, Tidjane Thiam, a former Credit Suisse executive, and Ouattara’s predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, were barred from running.
Entrepreneur Jean-Louis Billon placed a distant second with about 3%, according to commission President Ibrahime Kuibiert Coulibaly.
Simone Gbagbo, a former first lady, finished third with 2.4%, under provisional results.
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