Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé has held consultations with political parties on reforms to the country’s electoral system, following the dissolution of the CEI (Independent Electoral Commission) more than a month and a half ago. At a meeting on Monday, June 22, the Prime Minister outlined the Government’s ongoing reflections on a new electoral architecture that is expected to be submitted to Parliament soon.
The proposed framework, developed by a group of experts drawing on regional experiences, would be built around three institutional pillars: one responsible for the logistical organisation of elections, another tasked with vote counting to ensure transparency and credibility of results, and a third body mandated to supervise and oversee the entire electoral process.
Mambé emphasised the importance of maintaining trust at every stage of the electoral cycle, describing the reforms as central to reinforcing confidence in democratic governance.
While most opposition parties attended and broadly welcomed the principles of neutrality and transparency underpinning the proposed model, the African People’s Party – Ivory Coast (PPA-CI), led by former President Laurent Gbagbo, was absent from the meeting.
The new electoral framework is expected to be presented to the National Assembly in the near future.