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The Ivorian government will use security personnel and other means to guarantee its victory in a presidential election slated for Nov. 30.

Stratfor sources in Cote d’Ivoire reported April 15 that the Ivorian government is deploying security personnel and will use other tactics intended to secure victory in a presidential election slated for Nov. 30.

Facing domestic and international pressure to hold a presidential election, the Ivorian government is going ahead with the vote as a means of legitimizing its rule. (The country was supposed to hold its first presidential election since 2000 in 2005, but the ballot has been delayed repeatedly.) However, the election will not necessarily unite the country, which has been split into northern and southern halves since a 2002-2003 civil war.


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