Opposition Parties in Ivory Coast Form Coalition

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Heavyweights include the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI), the country’s oldest party, the Movement of Capable Generations (MGC) of former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, and Charles Blé Goudé’s Young Patriots of Ivory Coast, COJEP.  But one major party is missing from the new coalition, that of former president Laurent Gbagbo.

Dozens of opposition parties in Ivory Coast have allied ahead of the country’s presidential poll due to take place in October. The Coalition for a Peaceful Alternation is hoping to push demands for electoral reform and impose a balance of power on the ruling party.

Heavyweights include the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI), the country’s oldest party, the Movement of Capable Generations (MGC) of former first lady Simone Gbagbo, and Charles Blé Goudé’s Young Patriots of Ivory Coast, COJEP.  But one major party is missing from the new coalition, that of former president Laurent Gbagbo.

With the opposition in three blocs, there’s a risk of votes being divided among them which could benefit the ruling party. Unless the new coalition manages to rally support beyond its ranks.

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With the campaign shaping up to be a tense one, the question remains whether the newly formed alliance will have an impact on the October elections.