The Ivory Coasts main party came out on top in regional and local polls held over the weekend, the election commission has announced, as the countrys main political players have the 2020 presidential vote in their sights.
The RHDP coalition won 92 municipalities, the independents took 56, while the opposition Ivory Coast Democratic Party (PDCI), a former RHDP ally, won 50, according to official figures released late Tuesday, which showed a low turnout for the polls.