PM's death will prompt new Ivorian succession struggle
Monday, March 22, 2021
Significance
His death was announced a day after the March 6 legislative election results showed the ruling Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) secured 137 out of 254 contested seats. Bakayoko’s death has opened up a race to succeed President Alassane Ouattara at the end of his third and final term in 2025.
Impacts
- Ouattara will likely hand-pick his successor again and seek to spearhead the RHDP’s 2025 campaign.
- An emboldened opposition will seek to exploit the government’s failure to stem widening economic inequalities.
- A new prime minister will struggle to create jobs and alleviate poverty to stem public anger and boost his popularity.
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