Parties and Candidates

Côte d'Ivoire

PC001

Question:	What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):	b. Deposit requirement (specify amount) e. Minimum number of candidates f. Other
Comments:	Candidates wishing to participate in elections to the National Assembly shall submit their applications in duplicate before the National Electoral Commission no later than thirty days before the date of the election. Each party list must contain a number of candidates equal to the seats in the constituency concerned. In addition, there is a deposit requirement of 100,000 francs per candidate.
Source:	Code électoral (2015), art. 24, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CI/cote-divoire-code-electoral-2015/view
Verified:	2016/12/01

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PC003

Question:	What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):	a. Age b. Citizenship c. Country of birth d. Residence j. Other
Comments:	Candidates participating in elections to the National Assembly shall: - Be at least 25 years old; - Be Ivorian by birth; - Never have renounced the Ivorian nationality. - Have resided continuously in Côte d'Ivoire during the five years preceding the date of the elections. This restriction does not apply to members of diplomatic and consular missions designated by the State for a position or a mission abroad, international civil servants and political exiles.
Source:	Code électoral (2015), art. 70 et 71: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CI/cote-divoire-code-electoral-2015/view
Verified:	2016/12/01

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PC008

Question:	Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):	e. In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments:
Source:	Code électoral (2015), art. 48: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CI/cote-divoire-code-electoral-2015/view
Verified:	2016/12/01

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PC012

Question:	Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):	b. Direct c. Indirect
Comments:
Source:	1) Code électoral (2015), art. 30: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CI/cote-divoire-code-electoral-2015/view 2)Loi relative au financement sur fonds publics des partis et groupements politiques et des candidats à l'élection présidentielle (2004), art. 2, 3, 4: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CI/cote-divoire-law-no.-2004-494-of-10-september-2004/view
Verified:	2016/12/01

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PC015

Question:	What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):	b. Based on result of previous election c. Based on current legislative representation e. Other
Comments:	The first grant is distributed to political parties and groups that have obtained at least 10% of votes in legislative elections in proportion to the number of votes obtained. The second grant is given to political parties and groups in proportion to the number of seats obtained in the National Assembly. The third grant is distributed to the parliamentary groups in proportion to the number of members enrolled in them.
Source:	Loi relative au financement sur fonds publics des partis et groupements politiques et des candidats à l'élection présidentielle (2004), art. 4,5,6,7: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CI/cote-divoire-law-no.-2004-494-of-10-september-2004/view
Verified:	2016/12/01

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PC017

Question:	Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:
Source:	Loi n° 93-668 du 9 Août 1993 relative aux partis et groupements politiques (1993), art. 19: http://cndj.ci/PARTIS%20%20POLITIQUES.htm
Verified:	2016/12/01

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