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Ivory Coast

Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Yamoussoukro

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  • Parliamentary election

    2028 Ivorian senatorial election

    66 elected seats in the Senate

    Indirect election: chosen by Deputies, regional councillors, municipal councillors and councillors of autonomous districts, not by a public vote.

    Date expectedIndirect

    senat.ci Official source

    Le mandat des Sénateurs a une durée de cinq (05) ans.

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

    gouv.ci Official source

    Sénateurs élus indirectement : deux tiers des sénateurs sont élus au suffrage indirect par un collège électoral composé des députés, des conseillers régionaux, des conseillers municipaux et des conseillers des districts autonomes.

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

How Ivory Coast is governed

System of government
Unitary presidential republic with a President as head of state and a Prime Minister as head of government appointed by the President

presidence.ci Official source

The Government comprises the Prime Minister, Head of Government, and the Ministers.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

presidence.ci Official source

Two thirds of senators are elected by indirect universal suffrage. One third of senators are appointed by the President

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President of the Republic

presidence.ci Official source

The Government comprises the Prime Minister, Head of Government, and the Ministers.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

presidence.ci Official source

Two thirds of senators are elected by indirect universal suffrage. One third of senators are appointed by the President

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
Prime Minister

presidence.ci Official source

The Government comprises the Prime Minister, Head of Government, and the Ministers.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

presidence.ci Official source

Two thirds of senators are elected by indirect universal suffrage. One third of senators are appointed by the President

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

presidence.ci Official source

The Government comprises the Prime Minister, Head of Government, and the Ministers.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

presidence.ci Official source

Two thirds of senators are elected by indirect universal suffrage. One third of senators are appointed by the President

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

presidence.ci Official source

The Government comprises the Prime Minister, Head of Government, and the Ministers.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

presidence.ci Official source

Two thirds of senators are elected by indirect universal suffrage. One third of senators are appointed by the President

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Independent Electoral Commission of Côte d'Ivoire (Commission Électorale Indépendante, CEI)

presidence.ci Official source

The Government comprises the Prime Minister, Head of Government, and the Ministers.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

presidence.ci Official source

Two thirds of senators are elected by indirect universal suffrage. One third of senators are appointed by the President

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

presidence.ci Official source

The Government comprises the Prime Minister, Head of Government, and the Ministers.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

presidence.ci Official source

Two thirds of senators are elected by indirect universal suffrage. One third of senators are appointed by the President

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • National Assembly 255 seats · 5-year term · Direct universal suffrage using a single-round majoritarian system: single-member constituencies use single-member voting and multi-member constituencies use bl
  • Senate 5-year term · Two-thirds elected by indirect universal suffrage; one-third appointed by the President

The President is directly elected for five years by absolute-majority voting with a possible runoff and may be reelected once. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President; the Senate is partly indirectly elected and partly appointed, so it is not listed among the nationally elected offices below.

presidence.ci Official source

The Government comprises the Prime Minister, Head of Government, and the Ministers.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

presidence.ci Official source

Two thirds of senators are elected by indirect universal suffrage. One third of senators are appointed by the President

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • President of the Republic head of state · 1 seats · 5-year term · Direct universal suffrage; absolute-majority two-round system

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2025 Ivorian parliamentary election

Provisional resultsTurnout 35%

Seats won: all 6 lines, as in the table
Results of 2025 Ivorian parliamentary election
Party or candidateSeatsSource
Rassemblement des Houphouëtistes pour la Démocratie et la Paix (RHDP) Elected197

cei.ci Official source

Inscrits : 8 597 092 ; Votants : 3 012 094 ; Taux de participation : 35,04 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Parti Démocratique de Côte d'Ivoire - Rassemblement Démocratique Africain (PDCI-RDA) Elected32

cei.ci Official source

Inscrits : 8 597 092 ; Votants : 3 012 094 ; Taux de participation : 35,04 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Sans étiquette politique Elected23

cei.ci Official source

Inscrits : 8 597 092 ; Votants : 3 012 094 ; Taux de participation : 35,04 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Front Populaire Ivoirien (FPI) Elected1

cei.ci Official source

Inscrits : 8 597 092 ; Votants : 3 012 094 ; Taux de participation : 35,04 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Le Buffle - La victoire pour le Développement Elected1

cei.ci Official source

Inscrits : 8 597 092 ; Votants : 3 012 094 ; Taux de participation : 35,04 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Union pour la République (UNPR) Elected1

cei.ci Official source

Inscrits : 8 597 092 ; Votants : 3 012 094 ; Taux de participation : 35,04 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2025 Ivorian presidential election · 25 October 2025

Final resultsTurnout 50.1%

Results of 2025 Ivorian presidential election
Party or candidateVotesShareSource
Alassane Ouattara (Rassemblement des Houphouëtistes pour la Démocratie et la Paix (RHDP)) Elected3,759,03089.8%

cei.ci Official source

INSCRITS / INSCRITS TOTAL 8568456 ; VOTANTS 4292474 ; TAUX DE PARTICIPATION 50,10%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

conseil-constitutionnel.ci News report

portant proclamation des résultats définitifs de l’élection du Président de la République du 25 octobre 2025

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Jean-Louis Billon (Congrès Démocratique (CODE))129,4933.1%

cei.ci Official source

INSCRITS / INSCRITS TOTAL 8568456 ; VOTANTS 4292474 ; TAUX DE PARTICIPATION 50,10%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

conseil-constitutionnel.ci News report

portant proclamation des résultats définitifs de l’élection du Président de la République du 25 octobre 2025

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Simone Ehivet Gbagbo (Mouvement des Générations Capables (MGC))101,2382.4%

cei.ci Official source

INSCRITS / INSCRITS TOTAL 8568456 ; VOTANTS 4292474 ; TAUX DE PARTICIPATION 50,10%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

conseil-constitutionnel.ci News report

portant proclamation des résultats définitifs de l’élection du Président de la République du 25 octobre 2025

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Ahoua Don Mello82,5082%

cei.ci Official source

INSCRITS / INSCRITS TOTAL 8568456 ; VOTANTS 4292474 ; TAUX DE PARTICIPATION 50,10%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

conseil-constitutionnel.ci News report

portant proclamation des résultats définitifs de l’élection du Président de la République du 25 octobre 2025

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Henriette Lagou Adjoua (Groupement des partenaires pour la paix (GP-Paix))48,2611.2%

cei.ci Official source

INSCRITS / INSCRITS TOTAL 8568456 ; VOTANTS 4292474 ; TAUX DE PARTICIPATION 50,10%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

conseil-constitutionnel.ci News report

portant proclamation des résultats définitifs de l’élection du Président de la République du 25 octobre 2025

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2025 Ivorian presidential election

Ivory Coast in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

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