2023 Ivorian senatorial election
Senatorial elections were held in Ivory Coast on 16 September 2023.[1][2]
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Context
Members of the electoral college were renewed in the 2023 Ivorian local elections on 2 September 2023, with a landslide for ruling RHDP.[3]
Electoral system
Senators are elected by members of municipal, autonomous districts and regional councils. In each region and autonomous district, two senators are elected by the members of this electoral college, while the president nominates a third one. The Senate thus has a total of 99 senators, 66 elected and 33 nominated.[4]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | ||||||||||
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| Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) | 6,283 | 74.91 | 56 |  6 | ||||||||||
| Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI–RDA) | 1,055 | 12.58 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| PDCI–RDA–PPA–CI joint list | 202 | 2.41 | 0 |  0 | ||||||||||
| African People's Party – Côte d'Ivoire (PPA–CI) | 102 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) | 9 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Independents | 736 | 8.78 | 2 |  14 | ||||||||||
| Nominated seats | – | – | 33 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Unfilled seats | – | – | 2 | – | ||||||||||
| Total | 99 | | ||||||||||||
References
- "Ivory Coast: Alassane Ouattara announces senatorial elections for September 16, 2023". news.abidjan.net (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- "Côte d'Ivoire/ Élections sénatoriales : plus de 9 mille grands électeurs votent pour élire 64 sénateurs". Abidjan.net (in French). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- Sweeping win for ruling party in Ivory Coast local and regional elections
- "Ordonnance Numéro 2018-143" (in French). Gouvernment of Ivory Coast.
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