Guéï initially claimed to have won the presidency in a single round. However, it soon emerged that Gbagbo had actually won 59 percent of the vote—enough to win in a single round. When Guéï continued to insist he had won, a wave of protests drove him from power, and Gbagbo was sworn in as President.
Ayangafac, Chrysantus (2009). "The Politics of Post-Conflict Elections in Côte d'Ivoire". In Besada, Hany (ed.). From Civil Strife to Peace Building. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. pp. 33–51. ISBN978-1-55458-052-1.
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2000, ivorian, presidential, election, presidential, elections, were, held, ivory, coast, october, 2000, robert, guéï, headed, transitional, military, regime, following, december, 1999, coup, état, stood, candidate, election, major, opposition, candidates, exc. Presidential elections were held in Ivory Coast on 22 October 2000 Robert Guei who headed a transitional military regime following the December 1999 coup d etat stood as a candidate in the election All of the major opposition candidates except for Laurent Gbagbo of the Ivorian Popular Front FPI were barred from standing The Rally of the Republicans RDR and Democratic Party of Cote d Ivoire African Democratic Rally PDCI RCA boycotted the election in response to the exclusion of their candidates respectively Alassane Ouattara and Emile Constant Bombet by the Supreme Court 2000 Ivorian presidential election 1995 22 October 2000 2010 Nominee Laurent Gbagbo Robert Guei Francis Wodie Party FPI Independent PIT Popular vote 1 065 597 587 267 102 253 Percentage 59 36 32 72 5 70 President before election Robert Guei Independent Elected President Laurent Gbagbo FPI Guei initially claimed to have won the presidency in a single round However it soon emerged that Gbagbo had actually won 59 percent of the vote enough to win in a single round When Guei continued to insist he had won a wave of protests drove him from power and Gbagbo was sworn in as President Results editCandidatePartyVotes Laurent GbagboIvorian Popular Front1 065 59759 36Robert GueiIndependent587 26732 72Francis WodieIvorian Workers Party102 2535 70Theodore MelUnion of Democrats of Ivory Coast26 3311 47Nicolas DiouloIndependent13 5580 76Total1 795 006100 00Valid votes1 795 00687 60Invalid blank votes254 01212 40Total votes2 049 018100 00Registered voters turnout5 475 14337 42Source African Elections DatabaseFurther reading editAyangafac Chrysantus 2009 The Politics of Post Conflict Elections in Cote d Ivoire In Besada Hany ed From Civil Strife to Peace Building Waterloo Ontario Wilfrid Laurier University Press pp 33 51 ISBN 978 1 55458 052 1 nbsp This Ivory Coast related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This African election related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 Ivorian presidential election amp oldid 1216545539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,