Vice President of Ivory Coast

The Vice President of the Republic of Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is the second-highest executive official in Ivory Coast. The vice-president is appointed by the president, with the consent of the Parliament, composed of the National Assembly and the Senate. The Ivorian Constitution of 2016 initially provided for the vice-president to be elected at the same time as the president by direct universal suffrage, as running mate of the presidential candidate. A constitutional revision announced by Ouattara before the 2020 presidential election, confirms the designation of the vice-president, appointed by the president with the consent of Parliament.

Vice President of the
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Vice président de la République de Côte d'Ivoire
Incumbent
Vacant
since 13 July 2020
AppointerPresident of Ivory Coast
Term length5 years
renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Ivory Coast
Formation2016
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The Vice President is the first person in the presidential line of succession and would ascend to the presidency upon the death or resignation of the President, or an absolute vacancy in the office. President Alassane Ouattara appointed Daniel Kablan Duncan as Vice President in January 2017 after the 2016 Constitution was enacted.[1]

History

The office of Vice President was first created in 1980, but it was abolished in 1985. The adoption of a new constitution in 2016 recreated the office of Vice President.

Eligibility

The same provisions of the 2016 Constitution for the President apply to a candidate for election as Vice-President.[2]

Duties

The duties of the Vice President of Ivory Coast are:

  • Presiding of various meetings in absence of the President
  • Acting President when the President is out of the country

Key
Political parties
  •   Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI–RDA)

Vice Presidents (2017–present)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party President
1 Daniel Kablan Duncan
(1943–)		10 January 201713 July 2020PDCI–RDAAlassane Ouattara

References
  1. "Cote d'Ivoire voters support new constitution in landslide amid low turnout".
  2. "Innovations of the Draft Constitution of Cote d'Ivoire: Towards hyper-presidentialism?".
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