Dakar, 6 June 2025 During a visit to Dakar, Charles Blé Goudé, President of the Pan-African Congress for Justice and Equality of Peoples (COJEP), expressed his concern about the current political situation in Côte d’Ivoire. He recently deleted the electoral list, as did former President Laurent Gbagbo and former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, and called for the intervention of international bodies to guarantee inclusive presidential elections in October. ” I am here in Senegal where I have met with the United Nations representative for West Africa. I have asked for a mediation so that the political terrain is open to all candidates”, said Charles Blé Goudé in an exclusive interview with Kewoulo TV et Kewoulo. I know. The publication this week of the definitive electoral list by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) has provoked a wave of shock in the Ivorian political class. On the nine million electors retained, several major figures of the opposition, including Tidjane Thiam (PDCI), Laurent Gbagbo (PPA-CI), Charles Blé Goudé (COJEP) et Guillaume Soro, have been excluded from the race for judicial reasons. For Charles Blé Goudé, this decision constitutes a democratic setback.
Charles Blé Goudé on a visit to Dakar: “I call for the opening of the political game in Côte d’Ivoire”
