Creation of the New Electoral Body: PEC-CI Denounces Its Exclusion from Consultations

On October 16, 2026, Yao Rémi Ebrin, chair of the board of the Plate-forme pour l'Engagement Citoyen de Côte d'Ivoire (PEC-CI), denounced his organization’s exclusion from consultations by the Ministry of the Interior and Security on creating a new electoral body. PEC-CI asked Minister General Vagondo Diomandé to clarify the criteria used to select the civil society organizations invited to take part. It said excluding actors involved in recent electoral processes could undermine inclusion, transparency, and public trust. To support its request to participate, PEC-CI said it had deployed more than 715 independent observers accredited by the Independent Electoral Commission in previous elections.