The Constitutional Council announced that former president Laurent Gbagbo and former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam are ineligible to run in the October 25th vote. The council cited their removal from the electoral roll as the reason for their exclusion.
Breakdown
- Laurent Gbagbo and Tidjane Thiam have been barred from the presidential race. 6s
- The Constitutional Council cited removal from the electoral roll as the reason. 21s
- Thiam was excluded due to nationality issues after acquiring French citizenship. 32s
- Gbagbo was excluded because of a past criminal conviction. 38s
- Five candidates remain in the race, including former First Lady Simone-Yvette Gbagbo. 55s