Former Ivory Coast commerce minister Jean-Louis Billon conceded defeat on Sunday to incumbent President Alassane Ouattara in the country’s presidential election, as early tallies showed Ouattara with a commanding lead across multiple regions.
Billon, one of four opposition challengers, acknowledged in a statement that “the initial results place the incumbent President, Mr. Alassane Ouattara, in the lead, designating him the winner of this presidential election,” and offered his congratulations to the 83-year-old leader.
Ouattara, a former IMF deputy managing director, is seeking a fourth term and was widely considered the frontrunner in a race that proceeded without major disruptions.
Billon had attempted, unsuccessfully, to gain the endorsement of the PDCI opposition party, led by former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam, who was ruled ineligible to run in Saturday’s vote in the world’s largest cocoa-producing nation.
The electoral commission is expected to release provisional results within five days.
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Russia and Ukraine have begun a regional ceasefire to allow the start of a humanitarian effort in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, both sides said on Tuesday, but they continue strikes elsewhere, including the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
The Pentagon is prepared to launch potentially major military operations against Iran within 96 hours of receiving an order from U.S. President Donald Trump, with sufficient forces already deployed in the Middle East, according to a CNN report.
Jordan said its air force killed more than 20 Islamic State militants in strikes on southern Syria on Monday night.
At least 68 people have been killed after two high-speed trains collided in Spain on Wednesday, in the second deadly rail disaster in less than a year on a major route linking Madrid with the southern Andalusia region.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks set to remain in office as caretaker prime minister after his right-wing bloc performed better than expected in the parliamentary elections, despite falling short of a majority in the Knesset.
Police in Madrid clashed with protesters as groups took to the streets to call for the government's resignation following a train collision that killed at least 68 people and injured dozens others.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has accused European governments of fuelling the war in Ukraine, arguing that officials in Brussels and several European capitals are responsible for prolonging the conflict while rejecting meaningful dialogue over Russia's security concerns.
The United States, the European Union and a group of partner nations have renewed calls for North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes, while urging all UN member states to fully enforce existing international sanctions.
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