2021 Ivorian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Ivory Coast on 6 March 2021.[1][2] The previous elections, held in 2016,[3] saw the presidential coalition (the Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace, composed of the Rally of the Republicans, the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally, and some minor parties) win more than the half the seats in the National Assembly.
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Electoral system edit
The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral parliament. Of its 255 members, 169 are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and the remaining 86 are elected from 36 constituencies of between two and six seats by general ticket voting, with the list of candidates that receives the most votes winning all seats to be filled.[4]
Following a decree in November 2020, 30% of the total candidates from each party must be women. The decree also encourages parties to present more by providing additional public funding to those whose share of female candidates exceeds 50%.[5]
Results edit
Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) won 137 of 254 contested seats in the election, according to official results. Union for Democracy and Peace in Ivory Coast (UDPCI) claimed fraud and the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) appealed for calm. One seat remained open on March 10 because a candidate died during the campaign.[6] The elections were peaceful and turnout was 37.88%, with 2,788,022 voters participating out of 7,359,399 registered. There were 82,184 null ballots and 34,083 blank ballots.
Patrick Achi was named interim Prime Minister on March 8, during the illness of Hamed Bakayoko.[7] Bakayoko died of cancer on March 10.[8]
The largest opposition grouping will mostly likely be a coalition formed by Henri Konan Bedie′s UPDCI and Laurent Gbagbo's FPI, which won 50 seats.[6]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace | 1,313,886 | 49.18 | 137 | –30 | |
| PDCI-RDA–EDS | 441,602 | 16.53 | 50 | – | |
| Democratic Party of Ivory Coast | 160,599 | 6.01 | 23 | – | |
| Together for Democracy and Sovereignty | 118,570 | 4.44 | 8 | New | |
| Together to Build (UDPCI, FPI and allies) | 53,826 | 2.01 | 8 | +2 | |
| Ivorian Popular Front | 52,451 | 1.96 | 2 | –1 | |
| For the Republic and Democracy | 2,417 | 0.09 | 0 | New | |
| Republican Union for Democracy | 2,053 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rally of Democrats of Ivory Coast | 1,810 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
| Rally for Peace and Agreement | 1,694 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1,000 Volunteers | 1,600 | 0.06 | 0 | New | |
| Union of Democrats for Progress | 1,146 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| Party for African Integration | 1,016 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| RPC-PAIX–GP-PAIX | 911 | 0.03 | 0 | – | |
| Ecological Party of Ivory Coast | 822 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
| Strength to the Peoples | 681 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
| Alliance for Democracy Movement | 589 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Serving Ivory Coast | 587 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Democratic and Civic Union | 535 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Civic Movement | 533 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Union for Ivory Coast | 464 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| People's Party of Social Democrats | 405 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Party for Progress and Socialism | 392 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Ivorian Ecological Party | 300 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| National, Democratic and Reformist Front | 263 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress for an Ivorian and Pan-African Renaissance | 248 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan-African Congress for Renewal | 244 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| People's Socialist Union | 237 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Union for Total Democracy in Ivory Coast | 233 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Union for National Progress | 228 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Group of Political Partners for Peace | 194 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Liberal Democratic Party of Ivory Coast | 192 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Ivorian Democratic Front | 181 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Pan-African Democratic Rally | 175 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reform is Possible | 246 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Ivorian Centrist Alliance | 143 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Business and Farmers Party of Ivory Coast | 118 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| UNITE-AMOUR-PAIX | 88 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| National Integrity and Conscience | 82 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Democratic and Social Movement | 79 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Social Democrat Party | 66 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Ivorian Party of Challenges to Overcome | 64 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Congress for the Development of Ivory Coast | 57 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Collective of Democratic Ivorians | 55 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Reforming Party | 53 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Party of Democratic Rebirth and Development | 46 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Party of Republican Democrats | 43 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| National Movement of Young Centrists | 18 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 509,513 | 19.07 | 26 | –50 | |
| Vacant | 1 | – | |||
| Total | 2,671,755 | 100.00 | 255 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 2,671,755 | 95.83 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 116,267 | 4.17 | |||
| Total votes | 2,788,022 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,359,399 | 37.88 | |||
| Source: CEI | |||||
References edit
- ^ Rédaction Africanews and AFP (24 December 2020). "Gbagbo's party ends boycott of Ivory Coast elections". Africanews. from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Rédaction Africanews (7 January 2021). "Opposition parties in Ivory Coast to take part in legislative polls". Africanews. from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Législatives ivoiriennes: les forces politiques en ordre de marche, ou presque" (in French). 15 November 2016. from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Cote d'Ivoire: Campaign kicks off ahead of legislative polls 2021-03-09 at the Wayback Machine APA News, 26 February 2021
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire: Women underrepresented in parliament despite 2019 law". The Africa Report. 2021-02-16. from the original on 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ a b "Ivory Coast: Ouattara's party wins majority in parliament vote". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. March 9, 2021. from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ Aboa, Ange (March 8, 2021). "Ivory Coast President Ouattara names Patrick Achi as interim prime minister". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko dies at 56". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.