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Powersharing Transitional Government – 2010

The transitional government was in place as of December 2010. In August, transitional government announced that the much-delayed elections were to be held on 31 October 2010.¹ In the elections, President Gbagbo won 38.3 percent; ex-prime minister Alassane Ouattara won 32.08 percent, and Henri Konan Bedie won 25 percent of the vote. As none of the candidates won a clear majority, a runoff election was scheduled for 29 November.² Elections were held as scheduled and the ex-prime minister Alassane Ouattara won the elections. However, the incumbent president and his supporters rejected the results, which plunged the Ivory Coast into renewed civil wars.³ Following disputed elections, Prime Minister Guillaume Soro submitted his resignation to Alassane Ouattara. Alassane Ouattara then re-appointed Mr. Soro as Prime Minister. Mr. Soro then appointed a 13-member cabinet on 5 December 2010. On 7 December 2010, Laurent Gbagbo also appointed his own government.⁴ As such, by the end of 2011, the power-sharing transitional government completed its mandate of holding presidential elections and was terminated.

1. “Ivory Coast long-delayed election now set for Oct,” Associated Press, August 5, 2010.
2. “Ivory Coast Presidential Elections Heads to Runoff,” CNN.com, November 8, 2010
3. “Ivory Coast election winner named; Uncertainty continues as incumbent president’s supporters reject results,” The International Herald Tribune, December 4, 2010.
4. “Twenty-seventh progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in C™te dÕIvoire,” United Nations Security Council (S/2011/211), March 30, 2011.