Ivory Coast names new prime minister after death of premier vanguardnews
Ivory Coast’s defence minister, Hamed Bakayoko, was named prime minister on Thursday, after acting as interim premier since the sudden death of Amadou Gon Coulibaly on July 8, the presidency announced.
“The President of the Republic has signed a decree appointing Mr Hamed Bakayoko as prime minister,” while he will keep his defence role, according to the presidency’s statement. An emerging option for the looming election is that Ouattara could run for a third term — a choice that could spark accusations of abuse of democracy under the country’s two-term presidential limits.Ouattara announced on Wednesday that he would defer his decision to the political council of his RHDP movement in Abidjan.
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