The European Union condemned the violence in Côte d'Ivoire on Friday 23 October and said it was "
worried
" about the uncertainty for the presidential election on 31 October.
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A few days before the first round of the presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire, the European Union deplores the serious violence of recent days and expresses its concern at the lack of consensus surrounding the electoral process
", underlined the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell.
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The Ivorian opposition on Thursday rejected the concessions proposed by the government on a reform of the electoral commission to end its boycott of the election and inter-community clashes left at least eleven dead in Dabou, 50 km away. west of Abidjan.
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The EU once again calls on political actors to speed up dialogue on points of disagreement, and urges the various political and militant groups to explicitly reject any recourse to violence and threats
", insisted Josep Borrell.
The European Union is concerned about attempts to prevent citizens from being able to exercise their right to vote and calls on the institutions responsible for the elections to "
do their utmost to hold a transparent and credible ballot, the results of which will be the reflection of the vote of the Ivorians
”.