Back in the ring
Back in the ring
Abidjan - Ivory Coast held its second multi-party general election, with opposition parties hoping to break the ruling Democratic Party's post- independence monopoly on power. The opposition parties were back in the ring after boycotting last month's presidential election, which the ruling-party leader, Henri Konan Bedie, won against a backdrop of clashes that killed 35 people. Reuter
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