Ivory Coast court removes former Credit Suisse CEO from the presidential ballot

ABIDJAN – An Ivory Coast tribunal ruled Tuesday that Tidjane Thiam, a erstwhile CEO of Credit Suisse, is ineligible to tally for president due to the fact that of his dual Ivorian-French nationality, according to a lawyer representing him.

Thiam won his party's superior connected Friday successful an uncontested ballot and was wide seen arsenic the preeminent challenger to President Alassane Ouattara.

The latest tribunal lawsuit follows the rejection connected April 16 of 10 akin appeals by the Independent Electoral Commission, besides known by its French acronym CEI. Although deemed admissible, these cases were declared “ill-founded” by the electoral institution.

Speaking to The Associated Press pursuing the decision, Me Ange Rodrigue Dadjé, 1 of Thiam’s lawyers, said that “the president of the tribunal delivered her decision.

“She considered that ... Thiam had mislaid his Ivorian nationality erstwhile helium acquired French nationality (in 1987), and truthful granted the petitioners’ requests and ordered ... Thiam’s removal from the electoral roll,” Dadjé said.

Thiam's lawyers didn't connection immoderate situation to the ruling.

Ivory Coast is acceptable to clasp the ballot successful October. Ouattara won successful 2020 aft a disputed election near dozens dormant and absorption candidates boycotted the election.

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