Editorial: Le Monde

• Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara secured a fourth term with over 89% of the vote in a foregone election.
• Despite relative calm around the election, democracy in Ivory Coast is in a worrying state of disrepair.
• Ouattara has amended the constitution to remove the prohibition on more than two presidential terms.
• Ouattara's main opponents, Tidjane Thiam and Laurent Gbagbo, were declared ineligible.
• President Ouattara has seen hundreds arrested at demonstrations, with several dozen people convicted for acts deemed to be 'terrorism'.
• Political power in the country is increasingly centralized and the opposition weakened.
• The President continues to enjoy the support of the international community, in a region threatened by jihadism.

Conclusion: While Ouattara has succeeded in developing the country's economy, the use of autocratic tactics threatens Ivory Coast's democracy and suppresses the possibility of a power alternate.

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