ABIDJAN, Dec 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Voting ended Saturday in Ivory Coast's parliamentary elections, a vote marked by poor turn-out following a boycott call by opposition parties. The election comes two months after 83-year-old Alassane Ouattara won a presidential ballot that extended his 14-year rule. Elections in Ivory Coast are often marred by political tensions or violence, and more than 40,000 security force personnel deployed for the presidential election in late October had been maintained for Saturday's polls. - Low turnout -Ouattara, who won a fourth term in the presidential election, cast his own ballot earlier in Saturday's legislative race. Eleven people died in violence around the presidential election and dozens of opposition supporters were detained, including one deputy.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 28, 2025 19:20 UTC