Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has submitted his application to run for a third term.
He submitted his application to the electoral commission on Monday amid protests against his decision.
He had ruled out running for re-election but reconsidered it after his preferred successor Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who had been nominated by the ruling party, died unexpectedly of a heart attack last month.
Mr Quattara shared a video of the moment he submitted the application:
Le dépôt de mon dossier de candidature à l’élection présidentielle du 31 octobre 2020, ce lundi matin, à la Commission Électorale Indépendante (CEI). pic.twitter.com/8tZHF7WE0F
— Alassane Ouattara (@AOuattara_PRCI) August 24, 2020
