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I.Coast votes as president seeks strong majority


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Ivory Coast voted Sunday in elections that President Alassane Ouattara hopes will strengthen his hold in parliament in order to help keep the world's top cocoa producer in the economic fast lane. The ruling coalition is seeking an absolute majority in the face of numerous dissidents and opposition candidates in the country, which was rocked by deadly unrest after the 2010 presidential election that saw Ouattara oust then leader Laurent Gbagbo. The opposition, which boycotted the 2011 legislative election, is hoping to make a return to parliament on Sunday.

 

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