Incumbent's win spells policy stability in Ivory Coast

Significance

However, official figures also report that turnout dropped significantly to 54.63%, compared with a reported 80.0% in the 2010 election. The substantial minority that did not take part lays bare the national reconciliation challenges ahead.

Impacts

• Ouattara could face pressure to scale up compensation payments to individuals claiming to be victims of wartime violence.
• The stable, euro-pegged CFA franc will insulate Ivory Coast from depreciation-linked debt distress hurting many sub-Saharan African states.
• Regulatory bottlenecks will slow the development of the West African Power Pool, limiting Ivory Coast's prospects for exporting electricity.