In the process of the electoral list dispute in the Ivory Coast, the PDCI-RDA, had a second working session with the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at the headquarters of the institution in Abidjan II-Plateaux.

In their statement following the discussions, the head of the PDCI delegation, Prof. Niamkey Koffi, pointed out the problems associated with the “civil registry system” in Côte d’Ivoire.

“(…) There are anomalies related to our entire civil registry system that need to be reviewed, overhauled, and around which awareness should be raised,” acknowledged Professor Niamkey Koffi.

Therefore, he continued, the PDCI would like to “contribute to the search for solutions so that ultimately the electoral list is a clean, credible, and reliable list.”

“We came, we discussed, we dialogued, we explained ourselves. And we reached agreements on a number of points that will lead to the correction of certain correctable anomalies. There are anomalies that are material errors that will also be addressed,” he added.

The day before, the PDCI-RDA was preceded by a delegation from the PPA-CI, Laurent Gbagbo’s party, which demands his inclusion on the electoral list, who came to present to the Independent Electoral Commission the “disputed cases” identified.