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Ivory Coast’s Ouattara Delays Decision on Fourth Term Bid

Alassane OuattaraPhotographer: Denis Balibouse/AFP/Getty Images

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara surprised members of the ruling party by deferring a decision on whether he will seek a fourth term in October elections.

“Concerning my candidacy for the presidential election, I will give an answer in some few days after a thorough reflection,” Ouattara said at the end of a two-day party congress in Abidjan, the commercial hub, on Sunday.