2018 Ivorian senatorial election
Senatorial elections were held for the first time in Ivory Coast on 24 March 2018.[1]
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Electoral system
On 14 February 2018, the government of Ivory Coast ruled that the first senatorial election would be held on 24 March 2018. The government also established new rules on appointing senators, who will be elected by National Assembly members, members of municipal, autonomous districts and regional councils. Each region and autonomous district will have two elected senators. The Senate will have a total of 66 elected senators.[1][2]
Campaign
The campaign was held from 19 to 22 March 2018.[3] With the opposition boycotting this election, it's expected it'll be widely won by the Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace, which will present 33 lists of candidates, competing with a dozen of Independent lists of candidates.[4]
On 13 March 2018, the Independent Electoral Commission announced 58 lists of candidates were selected for the senatorial election. These list has to be approved by the Constitutional Council.[5]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace | 4,663 | 78.30 | 50 | |
| Independents | 1,292 | 21.70 | 16 | |
| Nominated senators | 33 | |||
| Total | 5,955 | 100.00 | 99 | |
| Valid votes | 5,955 | 96.52 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 215 | 3.48 | ||
| Total votes | 6,170 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,010 | 88.02 | ||
| Source: CEI | ||||
References
- "Côte d'Ivoire : les élections sénatoriales auront lieu le 24 mars" (in French). Jeune Afrique. February 21, 2018.
- "Ordonnance Numéro 2018-143" (in French). Gouvernment of Ivory Coast.
- "Côte d'Ivoire : le corps préfectoral sollicité pour des sénatoriales apaisées" (in French). Abidjan.net. 24 February 2018.
- "Sénatoriales en Côte d'Ivoire: clôture des listes sans l'opposition" (in French). Abidjan.net. 9 March 2018.
- "Elections sénatoriales du 24 mars : la CEI rend publique la liste provisoire des candidatures retenues" (in French). Abidjan.net. 14 March 2018.
External links
- Senate Election Archived 2018-02-24 at the Wayback Machine Independent Electoral Commission (in French)
- List of Candidates Archived 2018-03-14 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Statistics by region Archived 2018-03-14 at the Wayback Machine (in French)