Ivory Coast's Ouattara says he won't run for re-election
Ivorian National Assembly President Amadou Soumahoro (L) and Ivorian Senate President Jeannot Ahoussou (R) look on as Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara (C) addresses the Congress in Yamoussoukro on March 5, 2020, announcing he would not run in October's election, and so ending months of speculation over whether he would seek a third term. PHOTO | SIA KAMBOU | AFP
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Thursday he would not stand for re-election in October, ending speculation about his political future ahead of a vote seen as a crucial test of stability.
Ouattara had previously said he would run if two of his long-time political rivals were candidates, defying opponents who say the constitution does not give him the right to seek a third term.
