US EditionIvory Coast court removes former Credit Suisse CEO from the presidential ballot
- An Ivory Coast court ruled Tidjane Thiam ineligible to run for president due to his dual Ivorian-French nationality, according to a lawyer representing him.
- Tidjane Thiam described the court's decision as an 'act of democratic vandalism' that would disenfranchise millions of voters.
- The president of the tribunal stated that Thiam lost his Ivorian nationality when he acquired French nationality in 1987.
- Ivory Coast will hold the presidential vote in October 2025.
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Ivory Coast: Tidjane Thiam dismissed from the presidential elections of October 2025 by the judiciary
Ivorian justice removed the former CEO of Credit Suisse from the electoral list considering that it was no longer Ivorian at the time of its registration in 2022. His party, the PDCI, announced a political manoeuvre six months before the election.
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I.Coast's barred opposition leader says is party's only presidential candidate
Ivory Coast's main opposition leader Tidjane Thiam, struck off the electoral list in a row over his nationality, told AFP Wednesday his party would not replace him as its candidate in October's presidential election.
I.Coast’s barred opposition leader says is party’s only presidential candidate
Ivory Coast's main opposition leader Tidjane Thiam, struck off the electoral list in a row over his nationality, told AFP Wednesday his party would not replace him as its candidate in October's presidential election. Tensions in the west African country are running high, with Thiam the latest of several prominent figures, including former president Laurent
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