Editing Politics of Ivory Coast (section)

==Executive branch==
{{Main|Achi II government}}
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|[[President of Ivory Coast|President]]
|[[Alassane Ouattara]]
|[[Rally of the Republicans]]
|4 December 2011
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|[[Vice-President of Ivory Coast|Vice-President]]
|[[Tiémoko Meyliet Koné]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|19 April 2022
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|[[List of heads of government of Ivory Coast|Prime Minister]]
|position vacant
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[[Ivory Coast]]'s 1959 constitution provides for strong presidency within the framework of a [[separation of powers]]. The executive is personified in the [[President of Ivory Coast|president]], elected for a five-year term. The president is commander in chief of the armed forces, may negotiate and ratify certain [[treaty|treaties]], and may submit a bill to a national [[referendum]] or to the [[National Assembly of Ivory Coast|National Assembly]]. According to the constitution, the President of the National Assembly assumes the presidency in the event of a vacancy, and he completes the remainder of the deceased president's term. The cabinet is selected by and is responsible to the president. Changes are being proposed to some of these provisions, to extend term of office to 7 years, establish a senate, and make president of the [[senate]] interim successor to the president.

Laurent Gbagbo took power following a popular overthrow of the interim leader Gen. [[Robert Guéï]] who had claimed a dubious victory in presidential elections; Gen. Guéï himself had assumed power on 25 December 1999, following a military coup against the government of former President [[Henri Konan Bédié]]. Gbagbo was elected president in 2000 in an election boycotted by many oppositional forces. The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term. The prime minister is appointed by the president. [[Alassane Ouattara]] is currently the president of Ivory Coast. He was reelected in the [[Ivorian presidential election, 2015|2015 Ivorian presidential election]].

After a new [[Constitution of Ivory Coast|constitution]] was approved by [[Ivorian constitutional referendum, 2016|referendum]], it is expected President [[Alassane Ouattara]] would appoint a [[Vice-President of Ivory Coast|Vice-President]] before [[Ivorian presidential election, 2020|2020]].
The [[President of Ivory Coast|President]] and [[Vice-President of Ivory Coast|Vice-President]] will run on a joint ticket from [[Ivorian presidential election, 2020|2020]]. They will be both elected for a five-year term, with only one possible reelection. The [[Vice-President of Ivory Coast|Vice-President]] will replace the [[President of Ivory Coast|President]] in case of death, resignation and any other vacancy.

In November 2020, Alassane Ouattara won third term in office in [[2020 Ivorian presidential election|elections]] boycotted by the opposition. His opponents argued it was illegal for president Ouattara to run for a third term. <ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-11-03|title=Ivory Coast election: Alassane Ouattara wins amid boycott|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54778200|access-date=2021-07-28}}</ref>