Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Ivory Coast votes in a parliamentary poll amid political turmoil” – below is their description.
Ivory Coast has held calm parliamentary elections, with voters going to the polls in a key test of stability, four months after a presidential vote was marred by deadly violence.The elections come three months after Alassane Ouattara won a presidential vote.
Opposition parties boycotted that election, but this time they say democracy could be at stake.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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