Ivory Coast President Ouattara In Pole Position For Fourth Term

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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara s decision to seek re-election in October means the worlds top cocoa-producing nation will again have to wait on his promise to pass the baton to a new generation of political leaders.

However, the 83-year-old former international banker is hoping a strong economy and a weak field of challengers will propel him to a fourth term, extending a period of relative stability after the civil war that brought him to power in 2011.

Ouattara made his announcement yesterday, saying his health was not an issue.

With the countrys most high-profile opposition politicians ruled ineligible, he is the clear front-runner.

A United States US-trained economist whose resume includes stints as governor of the West African central bank BCEAO and deputy-managing director of the International Monetary Fund IMF, Ouattara has long pitched himself as a savvy technocrat capable of delivering steady growth.

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