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The opposition objects to the re‐election of the electoral commission chairman. Opposition parties have suspended participation in an electoral commission formed to prepare a presidential poll in October 2015, objecting to the re‐election of its chairman. “We can't accept that the chairman of the CEI [independent electoral commission] should again be Youssouf Bakayoko ,” said Daniele Boni Claverie , the spokeswoman for the Alliance of Democratic Forces ( AFD ), consisting of 12 parties. The Alliance includes the Ivorian Popular Front ( FPI ), the party that backed former president Laurent Gbagbo , says PANA (6/9) . Gbagbo came to power in 2000 and tried to cling to office after losing an election in 2010, prompting an uprising which claimed the lives of at least 3,000 people. Boni Claverie said that Bakayoko's role was “a symbol that must change because it brings back painful memories for the country”, which was long divided in two after a rebellion against Gbagbo in 2002. AFP (9/9) notes that Bakayoko, a member of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire ( PDCI ) in the ruling coalition, has headed the poll commission since 2010. His re‐election on September 6th was marred by a
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley
Published: Jan 1, 2014
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