Côte d'Ivoire's Post-Election Crisis

Cook, Nicolas

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: International affairs;    Civil war;    Elections;    Presidential elections;    Contested elections;   

RP-ID  :  RS21989
RP-ID  :  RS21989_2011Mar29

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the contested November 28, 2010, presidential election runoff election in Côte d'Ivoire. Laurent Gbagbo and his rival, former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara, both continue to claim to have won the runoff and to exercise exclusive national executive authority, and to attempt to consolidate their control over state institutions. An increase in armed conflicts in lateFebruary 2011, among other indicators, signals the possible outbreak of a renewed civil war. This report discusses these events, as well as U.S. and international efforts to support a peaceful transition in Côte d'Ivoire, which has remained largely divided since the civil war that began in 2002.