{"id":96279,"date":"2020-11-06T17:27:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T11:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/prosecutor-ivory-coast-opposition-leaders-face-prison-for-forming-rival-government\/"},"modified":"2020-11-07T06:09:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T00:09:06","slug":"prosecutor-ivory-coast-opposition-leaders-face-prison-for-forming-rival-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/prosecutor-ivory-coast-opposition-leaders-face-prison-for-forming-rival-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutor: Ivory Coast Opposition Leaders Face Prison for Forming Rival Government"},"content":{"rendered":"
Opposition candidates in Ivory Coast's election face charges of terrorism and up to life in prison for denouncing the vote and creating a rival government after President Alassane Ouattara's victory, a public prosecutor said Friday.<\/p>\n
The opposition boycotted the October 31 ballot after Ouattara decided to run for a third term in a country that has a two-term limit.<\/p>\n
When results showed Ouattara won with 94% of the vote, former President Henri Konan Bedie and ex-Prime Minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan said they did not recognize the vote and announced a transition government.<\/p>\n
Ouattara, in power since 2010, says approval of a new constitution in 2016 restarted his mandate and allowed him to run again.<\/p>\n