Ivorian PPA-CI Party Picks Former President Gbagbo as Candidate

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In Ivory Coast, former President Laurent Gbagbo over the weekend accepted the nomination of the African People’s Party – Ivory Coast (PPA-CI) to stand for the 2025 elections. Gbagbo returned home in 2021 following his acquittal on war crimes charges by the International Criminal Court. Patrice Koute, a member of the PPA-CI, tells VOA’s James Butty, the party demands an overhaul of the electoral list and boundaries