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šØš® IVORY COAST BOOTS OPPOSITION LEADER FROM ELECTIONāBUT HEāS NOT GOING QUIETLY
Ivory Coast just told opposition leader Tidjane Thiam heās out of the presidential raceābecause he used to have French citizenship.
Officials dug up a 64-year-old law to boot him from the ballot. Classic legal drama before elections.
Thiam?
Not impressed: the ex-Credit Suisse boss says the governmentās playing scared, using loopholes to block him from running.
His partyās not even bothering to pick a backupātheyāre betting on turning up the heat till someone blinks.
Thiam:
"I'm a business person. I'm not a warrior.
I've been asking for reconciliation and peace ā it's only met with aggression, vitriol, toxicity.
But I intend to stick to the course and try to take the country in a different direction."
With the current president Ouattara still undecided on running again, Thiam was the biggest threat.
Source: Reuters
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šØš® IVORY COAST BOOTS OPPOSITION LEADER FROM ELECTIONāBUT HEāS NOT GOING QUIETLY
Ivory Coast just told opposition leader Tidjane Thiam heās out of the presidential raceābecause he used to have French citizenship.
Officials dug up a 64-year-old law to boot him from the ballot. Classic legal drama before elections.
Thiam?
Not impressed: the ex-Credit Suisse boss says the governmentās playing scared, using loopholes to block him from running.
His partyās not even bothering to pick a backupātheyāre betting on turning up the heat till someone blinks.
Thiam:
"I'm a business person. I'm not a warrior.
I've been asking for reconciliation and peace ā it's only met with aggression, vitriol, toxicity.
But I intend to stick to the course and try to take the country in a different direction."
With the current president Ouattara still undecided on running again, Thiam was the biggest threat.
Source: Reuters
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