FILE - A balloon bearing the image of President Alassane Ouattara floats above supporters during a campaign rally in Koumassi, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu, File)
A ballot box is seen in a classroom during the votes count in Yopougon as polls close during the presidential elections in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
A street vendor sells under a campaign poster of presidential candidate Simone Gbagbo in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
President Alassane Ouattaral, left, addresses supporters during his final campaign rally at Republic Square in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Officials count votes at a polling station in the Yopougon suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, as polls close during the presidential elections. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
A campaign poster of presidential candidate Simone Gbagbo is pasted on a wall in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
A woman checks her name at the register during the Presidential elections in Cocody, Ivory coast, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, (AP Photo/Diomande Ble Blonde)
Voters queue up to vote during the presidential elections at a polling station in Koumassi, Ivory Coast, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu )
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara casts his vote at a polling station during the presidential elections in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
A man casts his ballot during the presidential elections in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Officials count votes at a polling station in Yopougon as polls close during the presidential elections in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Ballots are counted at a polling station in Yopougon after polls closed in Ivory Coast’s presidential election, in Abidjan, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
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2:04 PM on Saturday, October 25
By MISPER APAWU and DIOMANDE BLE BLONDE
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Voters in Ivory Coast cast ballots Saturday to elect a new president, as the 83-year-old incumbent Alassane Ouattara sought a fourth term.
Several key rivals were barred from running, leaving five candidates in the race jostling for Ivory Coast’s top job. But many see Ouattara, the leader of the world’s biggest producer of cocoa, retaining his seat. If he wins, he will extend his rule to almost two decades.
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