{"id":290178,"date":"2025-10-26T00:04:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T23:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ivory-coast-elections-president-ouattara-bans-opponents-from-running-faces-election-boycotts\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T00:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T23:04:59","slug":"ivory-coast-elections-president-ouattara-bans-opponents-from-running-faces-election-boycotts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ivory-coast-elections-president-ouattara-bans-opponents-from-running-faces-election-boycotts\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivory Coast elections: President Ouattara bans opponents from running, faces election boycotts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/czMBzj4v-fQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ivory Coast elections: President Ouattara bans opponents from running, faces election boycotts\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/czMBzj4v-fQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Polls have closed in Ivory Coast&#8217;s presidential election. Incumbant President Alassane Ouattara appears poised to win a fourth term in office.<br \/>\nThere have been protests over the exclusion of key challengers. The election comes amid heightened security following past violence triggered by election feuds. Critics say blacklisting opponents has given Ouattara an unfair advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown<br \/>\n0:00 Polls close in Ivory Coast elections<br \/>\n0:29 DW West Africa Correspondent Azeezat Olaoluwa reports fon why voter turnout has been low<\/p>\n<p>#ivorycoastelections<br \/>\n#ouattara<br \/>\n#presidentivorycoast<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polls have closed in Ivory Coast&#8217;s presidential election. Incumbant President Alassane Ouattara appears poised to win a fourth term in office. There have been protests over the exclusion of key challengers. The election comes amid heightened security following past violence triggered by election feuds. Critics say blacklisting opponents has given Ouattara an unfair advantage. 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