Vice-President of Ivory Coast

Vice-President of the Republic of Ivory Coast
Coat of arms of Ivory Coast
Incumbent To be appointed since TBD
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	To be appointed 2016 Constitution
Formation	Constitution of Ivory Coast 2016

Ivory Coast

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Constitution Human rights
Government President Alassane Ouattara Vice-President TBD Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan
Parliament National Assembly Speaker: Guillaume Soro Senate Speaker: TBD
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Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2010 2015 Parliamentary: 2011 2016 Political parties
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The Vice-President of the Republic of Ivory Coast is the second-highest executive official in Ivory Coast. The Vice-President, together with the President of Ivory Coast, is directly elected by the people through popular vote to serve a five-year term of office. The Vice-President is the first person in the presidential line of succession, and would ascend to the presidency upon the death, resignation, or absolute vacancy. President Alassane Ouattara will appoint a Vice-president after the 2016 Constitution is enacted.^[1]

History

The office of Vice-President was firstly created in 1980. But it was cancelled in 1985. The adoption of a new constitution in 2016 recreated the office of Vice-President.

Eligibility

The same provisions of 2016 Constitution for the President will 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

List of Vice-Presidents of Ivory Coast

Main article: List of vice-presidents of Ivory Coast

References

Vice-Presidents of Ivory Coast

TBD

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