Gbagbo Supporters Unhappy He’s Missing On Voters’ List
By Our Reporter
Tensions
were high Thursday in Cocody, as Ivorian police patrolled the streets of
Abidjan after breaking up pro-Gbagbo demonstrations unhappy that the name of
their leader had been removed from the electoral list.
Earlier that
same morning, the access to the Boulevard Latrille leading to the headquarters
of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was closed by the police. The
same goes for the road to the Abidjan zoo which links the electoral institution
The
determined supporters of Laurent Gbagbo, from the hard wing of the Ivorian
Popular Front (FPI) had set up road barricades to disrupt traffic and were
dispersed - without major incident, by the security forces.
Situational Background
Three months
before the next presidential election, Gbagbo, who was a...