Ivory Coast leader applies to run for third term

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has submitted his application to run for a third term.

He submitted his application to the electoral commission on Monday amid protests against his decision.

He had ruled out running for re-election but reconsidered it after his preferred successor Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who had been nominated by the ruling party, died unexpectedly of a heart attack last month.

Mr Quattara shared a video of the moment he submitted the application:

Le dépôt de mon dossier de candidature à l’élection présidentielle du 31 octobre 2020, ce lundi matin, à la Commission Électorale Indépendante (CEI). pic.twitter.com/8tZHF7WE0F

— Alassane Ouattara (@AOuattara_PRCI) August 24, 2020