Alassane Ouattara's chief opponent in the presidential election is Henri Konan Bédié, a former president who claims to be the voice of the youth. He is 86
type of leader donors revere. When Alassane Ouattara became president in 2011, Ivory Coast was a ruin, despoiled by two civil wars and a decade of political turmoil. Under his stewardship the country has grown calmer and richer. He has attracted foreign investment, made inroads against corruption and presided over an economy that has grown by an average of 8% a year since he came to power. Ivory Coast was once regarded as the jewel of Francophone Africa.
In Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Ivory Coast’s prime minister, he seemed to have just the man. Not only had Mr Coulibaly been by his master’s side for 30 years, his loyalty was so fervent that he liked to describe himself as the president’s “disciple”. Mr Coulibaly’s candidacy would prove short-lived, however. On July 8th he died.”, Mr Ouattara agreed to contest October’s election. Opposition parties have cried foul, saying he has hit his term limit.
Even so, most outsiders will probably go along with a Ouattara candidacy, if only because the alternatives are unprepossessing. The president’s chief opponent is Henri Konan Bédié, a former president who claims to be the voice of the youth. He is 86. Between 1993 and his overthrow in 1999 his government was venal and inept.
Even if a third Ouattara term represents the lesser evil , there are still reasons to be anxious. As leaders age they often become more ruthless. Mr Ouattara has already shown an authoritarian streak. Guillaume Soro, a rival presidential candidate and former rebel leader, was sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison for embezzlement, charges not everyone believes. Nineteen people close to Mr Soro have been in detention since December. Other parties also complain of harassment.
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