Cote d’Ivoire: Côte d’Ivoire Awaits Results After Calm Election Day With Expected Low Turnout

Ivorians voted peacefully on Saturday to elect their president, in a poll held without key opposition leaders and boycotted by part of the electorate.

Nearly nine million voters were called to choose among five candidates, including incumbent Alassane Ouattara who’s been in power since 2011.

The election failed to generate much enthusiasm. Turnout was relatively strong in the pro-Ouattara north, but participation was lower in many polling stations in the south and west – strongholds of the…