Côte d'Ivoire government presents electoral reform outlines to political parties

The initiative aims to enhance the transparency and credibility of elections, fostering citizen trust in electoral institutions. The Prime Minister unveiled a new electoral architecture comprising three distinct bodies: one for material organization, another for voter registration and vote compilation, and a third for overall process supervision and control. This reform seeks to ensure greater rigor in election organization, accuracy in vote counting, and improved traceability of official reports from polling stations to centralization centers, as well as increased transparency in result proclamation.

It also aims to guarantee the neutrality of electoral structures and provide political and social actors with a clearer understanding of the voting process, from casting ballots to final results. Technological modernization is a key aspect, expected to facilitate voter registration, data verification, polling station geolocation, agent training, information transmission, and results dissemination. Beyond technical aspects, the reform promotes civic and electoral education, encouraging inclusive participation from political parties, civil society organizations, media, youth, women, the elderly, people with disabilities, and citizens abroad.

The Prime Minister emphasized that this a