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Opposion announces transitional government in Ivory Coast
The opposition in Ivory Coast says it is creating a transitional government after it boycotted a presidential election on Saturday over President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to stand for a third term in office.
One of the transitional government’s roles will be to organise a fair, transparent and inclusive presidential election, opposition leader Pascal Affi N’Guessan said.
He said a council of national transition had been formed which would appoint a transitional government to be headed by former president Henri Konan Bédié, who is the head of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast.
“Maintaining Mr Ouattara as head of state is likely to lead to civil war,” Mr N’Guessan said.The ruling party has warned the opposition against any “attempt to destabilise” the country. At least nine people were killed in clashes during the election, as opposition protesters tried to stop people from voting.
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