Ivory Coast court suspends main opposition party's elective congress
Tidjane Thiam, candidate for presidency of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast in 2025, sings the party anthem during a campaign meeting in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast on December 9, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
A court in Ivory Coast has suspended an elective congress of the country's main opposition party in which the former chief executive of Credit Suisse, Tidjane Thiam, is among the contenders for the presidency.
The court of first instance in the capital Abidjan on Friday ordered the suspension of the congress, which had been planned for Saturday to elect a new Democratic Party leader before a presidential election in 2025.
