00:00It comes as no surprise to the voters in Ivory Coast.
00:05First results for the presidential elections published by the Electoral Commission late on Sunday
00:09have pointed towards current President Alassane Ouattara staying in power.
00:14Ouattara, who is 83 years old, would start a fourth term as head of state if the results are confirmed.
00:22The Electoral Commission has been announcing results for each administrative district since Sunday evening
00:26and is expected to have a full picture with definitive numbers on Monday.
00:32Figures for voter participation are also preliminary for now, but estimations are oscillating around 50%.
00:38For experts, this low percentage is linked to the lack of opposition candidates.
00:44Four other politicians also ran for president, but no major opposition leader was allowed to participate in the race.
00:51This led to protests and tensions in the population in the months before the election.
00:56The casting of ballots itself happened without major incidents,
01:02although some clashes took place in around 2% of voting stations.
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