2018 Ivorian senatorial election
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{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Ivory Coast
| election_date = 24 March 2018
| next_election = 2023
| seats_for_election = 66 of 99 seats in the Senate
| majority_seats = 50
| nopercentage = yes
| party1 = RHDP
| leader1 = Alassane Ouattara
| seats1 = 50
| last_election1 = 0
| party2 = Independents
| leader2 = –
| seats2 = 16
| last_election2 = 0
| title = President of the Senate
| before_election = Position established
| after_election = Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio
}}
{{Politics of Ivory Coast}}
Senatorial elections were held for the first time in Ivory Coast on 24 March 2018.{{cite news|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/533394/politique/cote-divoire-les-elections-senatoriales-auront-lieu-le-24-mars/|title=Côte d’Ivoire : les élections sénatoriales auront lieu le 24 mars|publisher=Jeune Afrique|date=February 21, 2018|language=French}}
Electoral system
On 14 February 2018, the government of Ivory Coast ruled that the first senatorial election would be held on 24 March 2018. The government also established new rules on appointing senators, who will be elected by National Assembly members, members of municipal, autonomous districts and regional councils. Each region and autonomous district will have two elected senators. The Senate will have a total of 66 elected senators.{{cite web|url=https://fr.scribd.com/document/372122298/ORDONNANCE-N-2018-143-DU-14-02-2018-RELATIVE-A-L-ELECTION-DES-SENATEURS-1#from_embed|title=Ordonnance Numéro 2018-143|publisher=Gouvernment of Ivory Coast|language=French}}
Campaign
The campaign was held from 19 to 22 March 2018.{{cite web|url=https://news.abidjan.net/h/631467.html|title=Côte d’Ivoire : le corps préfectoral sollicité pour des sénatoriales apaisées|language=fr|date=24 February 2018|publisher=Abidjan.net}}
With the opposition boycotting this election, it's expected it'll be widely won by the Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace, which will present 33 lists of candidates, competing with a dozen of Independent lists of candidates.{{cite web|url=https://news.abidjan.net/h/633366.html|title=Sénatoriales en Côte d’Ivoire: clôture des listes sans l’opposition|date=9 March 2018|publisher=Abidjan.net|language=fr}}
On 13 March 2018, the Independent Electoral Commission announced 58 lists of candidates were selected for the senatorial election. These list has to be approved by the Constitutional Council.{{cite web|url=https://news.abidjan.net/h/633642.html|title=Elections sénatoriales du 24 mars : la CEI rend publique la liste provisoire des candidatures retenues|publisher=Abidjan.net|date=14 March 2018|language=fr}}
Results
{{Election results
|image=File:Cote d'Ivoire Senat 2018.svg
|party1=Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace|votes1=4663|seats1=50
|party2=Independents|votes2=1292|seats2=16
|row3=Nominated senators|seats3=33
|invalid=215
|electorate=7010
|source={{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20181201181050/https://www.cei-ci.org/pdf/RESULTATS-ESEN-2018.pdf CEI]}}
}}
References
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External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180224232722/https://www.cei-ci.org/election_des_senateurs.php Senate Election]}} Independent Electoral Commission {{in lang|fr}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174653/https://www.cei-ci.org/pdf/Listeprovisoire%20candidatsretenusPHOTOS.pdf List of Candidates]}} {{in lang|fr}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180314175352/https://www.cei-ci.org/pdf/Stat_Dossiers_Retenus_Circonscription%20SITE.pdf Statistics by region]}} {{in lang|fr}}
{{Ivorian senatorial elections}}