2000 Ivorian presidential election
{{Short description|Election in Ivory Coast}}
{{Infobox election
| country = Côte d'Ivoire
| type = presidential
| previous_election = 1995 Ivorian presidential election
| previous_year = 1995
| election_date = 22 October 2000
| next_election = 2010 Ivorian presidential election
| next_year = 2010
| image_size = 130x130px
| image1 = Laurent Gbagbo 2007 crop.jpg
| nominee1 = Laurent Gbagbo
| party1 = Ivorian Popular Front
| popular_vote1 = 1,065,597
| percentage1 = 59.36%
| image2 = Robert Guéï.jpg
| nominee2 = Robert Guéï
| party2 = Independent politician
| popular_vote2 = 587,267
| percentage2 = 32.72%
| image3 = Wodie.jpg
| nominee3 = Francis Wodié
| party3 = Ivorian Workers' Party
| popular_vote3 = 102,253
| percentage3 = 5.70%
| title = President
| before_election = Robert Guéï
| before_party = Independent (politician)
| after_election = Laurent Gbagbo
| after_party = Ivorian Popular Front
}}{{Politics of Côte d'Ivoire}}
Presidential elections were held in Ivory Coast on 22 October 2000. Robert Guéï, who headed a transitional military regime following the December 1999 coup d'état, 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 Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RCA) boycotted the election in response to the exclusion of their candidates (Alassane Ouattara and {{ill|Émile Constant Bombet|fr}} respectively) by the Supreme Court.
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.
Results
{{Election results
|cand1=Laurent Gbagbo|party1=Ivorian Popular Front|votes1=1065597
|cand2=Robert Guéï|party2=Independent|votes2=587267
|cand3=Francis Wodié|party3=Ivorian Workers' Party|votes3=102253
|cand4=Théodore Mel Eg|party4=Union of Democrats of Ivory Coast|votes4=26331
|cand5=Nicolas Dioulo|party5=Independent|votes5=13558
|invalid=254012
|electorate=5475143
|source=[http://africanelections.tripod.com/ci.html#2000_Presidential_Election African Elections Database]
}}
Further reading
- {{cite book |last=Ayangafac |first=Chrysantus |year=2009 |chapter=The Politics of Post-Conflict Elections in Côte d'Ivoire |editor-first=Hany |editor-last=Besada |title=From Civil Strife to Peace Building |location=Waterloo, Ontario |publisher=Wilfrid Laurier University Press |isbn=978-1-55458-052-1 |pages=33–51 }}
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Category:Presidential elections in Ivory Coast
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