Ivorians voted in a presidential election on Saturday (October 25) with incumbent Alassane Ouattara, 83, claiming credit for nearly 15 years of economic growth and relative stability while strongly hinting it will be his final campaign.

The election in the world's biggest cocoa producer pits Ouattara against two former government ministers as well as the ex-wife and former spokesperson for his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo. Ouattara is the only candidate with the backing of a strong political party, making him the clear favourite

A former international banker and deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Ouattara took power in 2011 after a four-month civil war that killed around 3,000 people.

The war was triggered by the refusal of his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, to acknowledge defeat in the 2010 election.

Gbagbo and Tidjane Thiam, former CEO of Credit Suisse, were deemed ineligible to run this year.

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ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST (OCTOBER 25, 2025) (REUTERS - Access All)

1. VOTER, SALIOU KOULIBALY, ENTERING POLLING STATION AND APPROACHING POLLING STATION STAFF

2. BALLOTS STACKED ON TABLE

3. POLLING STATION STAFFER EXAMINING VOTER ID DOCUMENTS

4. KOULIBALY SCANNING FINGER

5. KOULIBALY APPROACHING BALLOT BOX / DROPPING BALLOT IN BOX

6. (SOUNDBITE) (French) VOTER, SALIOU KOULIBALY, SAYING:

"I feel great, I'm happy, proud, and clear-headed. I see the future as truly perfect, with peace and caution too."

7. VOTER APPROACHING VOTING BOOTH

8. POLLING STATION STAFF SEATED AT DESK

9. VOTER DROPPING BALLOT IN BOX

10. (SOUNDBITE) (French) VOTER, ISOUFF KONATE, SAYING:

"Voting is a patriotic act, a civic duty, a way of showing your fellow citizens your love for your country. Because it is the people who choose their leader. So it is really important that all citizens turn out on that day to vote for the candidate they believe is best suited to lead Ivory Coast over the next five years."

11. POLLING STATION STAFFER EXAMINING VOTER ID DOCUMENTS

12. (SOUNDBITE) (French) VOTER, ISOUFF KONATE, SAYING:

"There is a lot of noise to scare the population. Otherwise, overall, the vote will take place in a calm and enthusiastic atmosphere. There will be no problems."

13. VOTER DROPPING BALLOT IN BOX / POLLING STATION STAFFER MARKING VOTER'S FINGER

14. PEOPLE WAITING OUTSIDE POLLING STATION