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Legislative polls offer a dress rehearsal for post-Ouattara era

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara. © Yvan Sonh/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

The upcoming parliamentary elections will be a trial run for the ruling RHDP party's senior members. A position in Alassane Ouattara's future cabinet could become a stepping stone for the top job as the president has announced he will step down from power after this term. [...] (779 words)

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