Ivory Coast holds Parliament vote after political turmoil
An assessor gives indication to voters at a polling station in the popular district of Yopougon suburb in Abidjan, during Ivory Coast's legislatives election, on March 6, 2021. Issouf Sanogo | AFP
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More than 1,500 candidates are vying for the votes of roughly seven million people in a contest for the 255-seat National Assembly in the world's top cocoa grower, a former haven of peace and prosperity in troubled West Africa.
